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<skos:note xml:lang="en">Big tops, or circus tents, were first introduced ca. 1825 by the American itinerant company of J. Purdy Brown. This innovation soon became a standard of circus performances worldwide. Where a circus is made up of multiple tents, the big top is the main tent.</skos:note>
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