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308:Interior
302:pediment
268:Exterior
249:Key Bank
172:Key Bank
39:Location
1296:Related
1074:Culture
1030:Phở Bắc
383:at the
314:rotunda
298:cornice
245:KeyCorp
196:History
348:France
340:marble
332:bronze
294:frieze
206:Tacoma
338:The
292:and
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