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    numerous forts‚ mosques‚ tombs‚ minarets‚ monuments and historical buildings scattered in different parts. On the one hand‚ there are Red Fort‚ Jama Masjid‚ Jantar Mantar‚ Humanyun’s Tomb‚ Qutub Minar which narrate the glorious past of India. While Rashtrapati Bhawan‚ Lotus Temple‚ Parliament‚ to name a few‚ are the wonders of modern times. The Red Fort is the landmark of Delhi. It stands on the bank of river Yamuna. It was built by Shah Jehan. It consisted of Diwan-e-Aam‚ Diwan-e-Khas‚ Rang Mahal‚ etc

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    Deir-el Medina

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    agricultural and contained a wide range of skilled and non-skilled workers‚ including farmers‚ fishermen and labourers. By contrast‚ Deir el-Medina was built to house only one group of people: the skilled workers who built and decorated the royal tombs. The community included the workmen‚ their wives‚ children and other relatives‚ together with people such as water-carriers‚ gardeners‚ potters and basket-markers who catered for the needs of the workmen and their families. Through the aspects

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    Tourist & Historical Places | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Qutub Minar About 15 km south of Delhi‚ in Mehrauli‚ this 238 feet and 1 inch high Minar has been referred to as "one of the wonders of world". This soaring tower of victory was built immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu Kingdom in Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aibak laid its foundation in 1200 A.D. Iltutmish added three more storeys. After damaged by lightning in 1368 A.D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the

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    drums loudly heralded the arrival of the emperor and the Diwan-e-Am (Hall of Public Audience) resounded with the incantations of the people. Amazing‚ isn’t it? There’s more to see - Mumtaz Mahal‚ Rang Mahal (Palace of Colours)‚ Khas Mahal (Emperor’s Palace)‚ Diwan-e Khas (Hall of Private Audience)‚ the Hammam (bathing area) and Shah Burj. The fort has two main entrances - Delhi Gate and Lahore Gate. The latter get its name from the fact that it faces Lahore in Pakistan. It’s entrance leads to Delhi’s

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    But amid this surfeit you can’t miss the fact the these ‘palaces’look more like open halls with pillars.The red sandstone Diwan-i-Aam with its painted marble canopy‚the adjacent Diwan-i-Khas ‚the Shah Burj in a secluded corner‚built for no other purpose but the emperor’s luxury of whiling away time ‚the ‘marble tents’ all of them.This architecture is understood as a Mughal legacy of living in central Asia where the kings operated from

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    hotels around. 3. HauzKhas‚ South Delhi It houses a water tank‚ an Islamic seminary‚ a mosque‚ a tomb and pavilions built around an urbanized village with medieval history traced to the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign. Hauz’: “water tank” (or lake) and ‘Khas’:“royal”- the “Royal tank”. Several buildings (Mosque and madrasa) and tombs were built overlooking the water tank or lake. Firuz Shah’s tomb pivots the L–shaped building complex which overlooks the tank. 4. Khan market‚ New

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    Akbar the Great and Agra

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    ------------------------------------------------- Agra From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh‚ India. For its namesake district‚ see Agra district. For other uses‚ see Agra (disambiguation). Agra आगरा | —  city  — | The Taj Mahal in Agra | Nickname(s): Akbarabad | Agra | Coordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°ECoordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°E | Country | India | State | Uttar Pradesh | District | Agra | Area |  • city | 188.40 km2 (72

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    understanding among the people‚ provide jobs‚ create foreign exchange and raise living standards than any other economic force. India is world famous for the city of Taj -Agra. There are a number of other tourists attractions like Agra Fort‚ Itmad-uddaula ’s tomb‚ Bharatpur Sanctuary‚ Sikandara‚ Fatehpur Sikri etc which have equal historical and architectural significance but tourists are not aware of about all these places and monuments. The focus of this paper is on the economic benefits accruing to the state

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    are declared as World Heritage Site. They are Humayun’s tomb‚ Agra Fort‚ Lahore Fort‚ Shalimar Gardens‚ Fatehpur Sikri‚ Red Fort and of course Taj Mahal Several monuments from India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Afganistan are included in tentative list. Akbar Akbari Architecture Humayun’s Tomb‚ Delhi built during the reign of Akbar. Humayun’s tomb (Urdu: ہمایوں کا مقبرہ‎ Humayun ka Maqbara) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife Bega Begum (Hajji

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    Stonehenge: Notes

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    Stonehenge: In England… features in Arthutian legend and in other novels… built during the Neolithic‚ meaning new stone 2950-1600 BCE Middle Eastern Art BCE Dates: Sumerian/Mesopotamian/Old Babylonian – present day Iraq 4‚000 – 1‚925 BC Hittite – from Turkey 1‚500 – 700 BC control overlaps with Assyrian Assyrian – drive out Hittites 1‚000 – 612 BC Neo-Babylonian/Chaldean – 605 – 562 BC Persian – (present day Iran) 538 – 330 BC Innovations of the culture: Plough‚ cuneiform‚ developed tax

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