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Although Agrippina was very influential, she kept a very low profile and stayed away from the imperial palace and the court of the emperor.
Although now extensively damaged, these share the same style as the great hall ; this would have unified the appearance of Gaunt's palace in a distinct break from the more eclectic medieval tradition of design.
Although Westminster officially remained a royal palace, it was used by the two Houses of Parliament and by the various royal law courts.
Although replaced as the monarch's primary London residence by Buckingham Palace in 1837, St James's is still the senior palace and remains the ceremonial Royal residence.
Although the Emperor had the highest status by law, by tradition and precedent the mother of the Emperor, i. e., the Empress Dowager ( 皇太后 ), usually received the greatest respect in the palace and was the decision maker in most family affairs.
Although only few traces remain of that palace, some Byzantine-Venetian architecture characteristics can still be seen at the ground floor, with the wall base in Istrian stone and some herring-bone pattern brick paving.
Although sometimes mistaken for a modern building, it is an 18th century palace designed by the Venetian architect Lorenzo Boschetti.
Although sometimes mistaken for a modern building, it is an 18th century palace designed by the Venetian architect Lorenzo Boschetti.
Although they were third cousins, they married on November 10, 1028 in the imperial chapel of the palace, and by November 12, they were seated on the imperial throne.
Although the literati who took the civil exams sneered at their content, they had the same system as the regular exams, with provincial, metropolitan and palace versions of the exams.
Although Peter's palace at Martsialnye Vody has not survived, there is a museum devoted to the spa's history.
Although the House survived as an official building — being used for the lying-in-state of Commonwealth Generals-at-Sea Richard Dean ( 1653 ) and Robert Blake ( 1657 )— the main palace was progressively demolished from the 1660s to 1690s and replaced by the Royal Hospital for Seamen, built 1696 – 1751 to the master-plan of Sir Christopher Wren.
Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries, it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign and the most senior royal palace in the UK.
Although maintained after Scotland's monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used, and was burned out in 1746.
Although basically only a summer palace, it was the favorite residence of Tsar Alexis I.
Although the palace no longer exists, the chapel has been incorporated into the Aachen Cathedral, Germany.
Although Clovis IV is called " King of the Franks ", he was really a puppet — a roi fainéant — of his uncle Pepin II, mayor of the palace of Austrasia.
Although the roofs and the inside of the palace had been utterly destroyed by the fire, the stone shell of the palace remained intact, and restoration was possible.
Although this has changed recently and clocks are set to different times around the palace, the clock in the room where he died is still pointing to 9: 05 a. m.
Although alarmed, the emperor and his court made preparations for a conflict and barred the gates of the palace.
Although many Johor politicians still held a critical opinion of Sultan Ibrahim over the treaties with MacMichael, the UMNO delegates gave him a rousing welcome when he arrived at the palace.
Although Marie José had been fed the romanticized fantasy of marrying a prince and living in a palace all her own, the marriage was not happy, as the princess would confess in an interview many years later: " On n ' a jamais été heureux " ( We were never happy ).
Although Ancient Egyptian architecture predates Greek and Roman antiquity, historians frequently use the Greek term peristyle to describe similar, earlier structures in ancient Egyptian palace architecture and in Levantine houses known as liwan houses.

Although and guard
Although today's trucks are as fast as passenger cars, a truck driver has to be a sensible person and guard against hogging the road.
Although there is usually no parental care after birth, before birth parents may scatter, hide, guard or brood eggs, with sea horses being notable in that the males undergo a form of " pregnancy ", brooding eggs deposited in a ventral pouch by a female.
Although coming from a humble background that was not dynastically related to the Severan dynasty, he rose through the imperial household until, under the emperor Caracalla, he was made prefect of the praetorian guard.
* Although Derrida participated in the rallies of the May 1968 protests, and organized the first general assembly at the École Normale Superieure, he said " I was on my guard, even worried in the face of a certain cult of spontaneity, a fusionist, anti-unionist euphoria, in the face of the enthusiasm of a finally " freed " speech, of restored " transparence ," and so forth.
Although the decision had been made in late 1967, it was widely seen in the media as a punishment for being caught off guard by the communist assault.
Although this servant is probably not the same guard who struck Jesus, Malchus is nonetheless one of the many names given to the wandering Jew in later legend.
Although they often disagree and compete, they develop great respect for each other, to the point where Minako sometimes lets her guard down, and eventually confides to Rei about both her illness and what she feels is her destiny as a Senshi.
Although not enamoured of Barclay, Bagration turned to him for aid, ignoring Kutuzov altogether ; Barclay, to his credit, responded quickly, sending three guard regiments, eight grenadier battalions, and twenty-four 12-pounder cannon at their best pace to bolster Semyаnovskaya.
Although the advanced guard had already been under arms for nine hours and the march had been over bad ground, its attack swept the first French line before it.
Although the wall was opened in November 1989 and the checkpoint booth removed on June 22, 1990, the checkpoint remained an official crossing for foreigners and diplomats until German reunification during October 1990 when the guard house was removed ; it is now on display in the open-air museum of the Allied Museum in Berlin-Zehlendorf.
Although Johnson publicly professed belief that " the advance guard in the campaign for peace that America wages today must be the State Department ," his disagreements with Acheson and his restrictions on DoD contacts with the State Department persisted until the realities of the Korean War caused his fall from favor with the White House.
Although he defeated the American fleet in the Battle of Valcour Island and regained control of the lake, the rear guard defense managed by Benedict Arnold prevented further action to capture Ticonderoga or Crown Point in 1776.
Although Nash's high school coach, Ian Hyde-Lay, sent letters of inquiry and highlight reels on Nash's behalf to over 30 American universities, Nash was not recruited by any university, until Santa Clara coach Dick Davey requested video footage of the young guard.
Although he was ordered to attack by Vendôme, he hesitated upon seeing the reinforced line of 20 battalions ( including the four that had been left to guard the pontoon bridges ).
Although paternal care is normal in teleost fishes with external fertilization, it is the mothers in this species that guard and care for eggs until they hatch.
Although herding dogs may guard flocks their primary purpose is to move them ; both herding dogs and livestock guardian dogs may be called " sheep dogs ".
Although not an official cameo, the guard boss from the Gaelco game, Big Karnak, is almost identical to Karnov's and Kusamoci Karnov's sprites from Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja.
Although many people viewed this fight as a dull match with little action, Shamrock did earn a lot of respect for this performance ; back in those days, the Gracie guard was a mythical death trap and Shamrock became the first person to ever neutralize Royce Gracie's jiu jitsu attack in the UFC.
Although Shamrock was now on his back in a disadvantageous position, he did have Ortiz in his full guard.
Although he had trained as an electrical engineer in Haiti, Louima worked as a security guard in a water-and-sewage plant in Flatlands, Brooklyn.
Although used for combat in the past, he often now acts as a guard dog around the Misato residence and a friend to the Misato's dog — a role he was not thrilled to take in the beginning.
Although he had a career high 6. 9 assists per game in his only complete season with the Sixers ( 1992 – 93 season ), his stint as a point guard was not a success ( 26 wins, 56 losses ).
Although women constitute a significant proportion of militsiya staff, they are usually not permitted to fill positions that carry risks ( such as patrolman, guard, SWAT ), but are allowed to carry firearms for self-defense.
Although the SuperSonics did not reach the playoffs while Wilkens simultaneously coached and started at point guard, their record improved each season and they won 47 games during the 1971 – 72 NBA season.

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