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Gol Gumbad

Gol Gumbad also called as Gol Gumbaz is situated in Bijapur District in Karnataka, being the second largest dome int he world, it is 124 feet in diameter. It was built in 1659 by the famous architect Yaqut of Dabul. It has a remarkable architecture, the four “minars” are the staircases itself which lead to the top dome. The structure consists of a square chamber measuring nearly 50 m on each side and covered by a huge dome 44 m. [… More info …]

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Red Fort

The Red Fort is aslo called into English as Lal Qil’ah or Lal Qila.It is a Seventeenth century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the walled city of old Delhi(India).It was also served as the capital of the Mughals until 1857, when Mughal emperor Bahadur Shaha Zafar was exiled by the Indian British government.And it was designated a the UNESCO World Heritage Site. [… More info …]

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Gateway of India

The Gateway of India is a monument, located on the waterfront in South Mumbai (Maharashtra), the Gateway is a basalt arch 26 metres high. And it was a crude jetty used by fisher folks,and also it was later renovated and used as a landing place for British governors. In earlier times,the Gateway was the monument that visitors arriving by boat would have first seen in the Bombay city. [… More info …]

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Bibi Ka Maqbara

Bibi Ka Maqbara is a maqbara built by Raja Azam Shah, son of Emperor Aurangzeb, in the late seventeenth century as a loving gesture to his mother Rabia Durrani alias Dilras Banu Begum. And the comparison to the Taj Mahal has resulted in a general ignorance of the monument. Bibi ka Maqbara is also called the Dakkhani Taj or the Taj of the Deccan. [… More info …]

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Ajanta Caves

The Ajanta Caves are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, near Jalgaon, just outside the village of Ajinha. They are 29 rock-cut cave monuments. The caves include paintings and sculptures, considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art as well as frescos which are the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka. [… More info …]

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Charminar

The Charminar is located in Hyderabad on the east side of Musi river, in the North East lies the Laad Bazaar and in the west end lies the ornamented Mecca Masjid. The Charminar is also called in English called – Four Towers. It was built in 1591 AD, with four ornate minarets supported by four grand arches, this is listed among the most recognized structures of India. [… More info …]

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Buland Darwaza

Buland Darwaza is a very popular monument of India, it means the ‘high’ or ‘great’ gate in Persian. It is the largest of gateways in the world. It is located in Fatehpur Sikri which is located 43 km away from Agra (India). It is also called as the “Gate of Magnificence”. [… More info …]

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Agra Fort

Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra city in State of Uttar Pradesh (India). It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled city. [… More info …]