Agra Fort Location: Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh Founded By: Emperor Akbar Time of Construction: 1565 to 1573 Best Time to Visit: November to February Timings: 6:00 am to 5:30 pm (Daily) Interesting Facts: Agra Fort won the ’Aga Khan Award for Architecture’ in the year 2004. Indian Post issued a Stamp to commemorate the Aga Khan Award on 28th November 2004. Agra Fort‚ situated on the banks of River Yamuna‚ dates back to the 16th century. Mughal Emperor Akbar laid down the foundation of the fort‚
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that it is actually a mausoleum created by Shah Jahan to show love for his queen. Introduction - Throughout the dawn of humanity‚ several traits have allowed the human species to strive in the biosphere. One being love. Love has allowed humans to evolve and strive to become the supreme members of the animal kingdom. Love has also constructed the many greatest monuments of all time. A prime example‚ Taj Mahal‚ was constructed as a result of the death of Shah Jahan’s wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. This magnificent
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Historical Places in Pakistan Faisal Mosque The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad‚ Pakistan‚ is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5‚000 square meters with a capacity of 300‚000 worshippers Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay’s designed it. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction
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Bad Monkey Reader response: Malik Shah 09/29/16 Reader response 9: I enjoyed bad monkey as a book for a multitude of reasons. 1).One of the many reasons i had for enjoying this book is… the fact that all of the characters that are introduced are fleshed and and grey. When I say gray i mean that they are all morally ambiguous characters and they seem realistic and flawed opposed to perfect creations of the author.n As an example take the story’s protagonist rick yancey. When you first meet him
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fierce nationalist and has a huge support from the people of Iran. Nevertheless‚ he was accused of having communist leanings and can shift Iran to be part of the soviet circle. Consequently‚ the CIA and British Intelligence with the agreement of the Shah decided to overthrow Mossadeq’s rule with a military coup by using the Iranian military. This coup was a doing of the American foreign policy because The USA and the western camp were trying to stop any nationalistic actions and the region and contain
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(1925-1979). In which Reza Shah began a quest to modernize Iran to secure his political leadership. Under his reign‚ the government asserted its authority over various tribes and provinces. During world war2 Iran had a great contribution in supplies to both Great Britain and the Soviet Union‚ who at the time were at war against Germany. As a result of this‚ the shah granted Britain permission to own various oil companies residing in Iran. This ruling earned the Shah great unpopularity amongst his
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The Taj Mahals World Heritage Site The Taj Mahal is a stunning monument located in Agra‚ India. The Taj Mahal has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1983 and is known as one of the most famous UNESCO world heritage sites as it has exceptional beauty . The Taj Mahal was completed between 1632 and 1638 (The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 2008 para one). But the gardens‚ gateway structures‚ and mosque‚ were completed in 1648 (The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 2008 para one). The Taj Mahal was designed by Stad
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Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a tomb built in the 17th century by Mughal ruler Shah Jahan in memory of his wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. It is in the city of Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Republic of India. Widely thought of as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world‚ it is one of India’s biggest tourist attractions. It was chosen as one of the Wonders of the World in 2007.[1] It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site‚ together with the Agra Fort‚ 2.5 kilometers away.[2] The Taj Mahal is an example of
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during the reign of Akbar’s grandson‚ Shah Jahan‚ that the site looks like what it is today . Everyone knows that Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal for the love of his life Mumtaz Mahal. Unlike Badshah‚ Shah Jahan started building structures using white marble. Shah Jahan ruined some of the earlier existing buildings in the fort to make his own. During the last days of his life‚ Shah Jahan was jailed and restrained by his son‚ Aurangzeb‚ in the fort. It is said that Shah Jahan died in Muasamman Burj which
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