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Located
in Kalkaji in the south of Delhi, it is lotus shaped and has
rightly been given the name. It is made of marble, cement,
dolomite and sand. It is open to all faiths and is an ideal
place for meditation and obtaining peace and tranquility... |
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In
1199, Qutub-ud-Din raised the Qutub Minar either as a victory
tower or as a minaret to the adjacent mosque. From a base of
14.32m it tapers to 2.75m at a height of 72.5m and a valid
reason why it took two decades to complete this monument... |
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Humayun's
tomb lies on the Mathura road near its crossing with the Lodi
Road. High rubble-built walls enclose here a square garden
divided initially into four large squares separated by causeways
and channels, each square divided again into smaller squares by
pathways ('Chaharbagh') as in a typical Mughal Garden. |
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At the
center of New Delhi stands the 42m high India Gate, an "Arc-de-Triomphe"
like Archway in the middle of a crossroad. Almost similar to its
French counterpart war memorial... |
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A
unique structure raised in 1724, now lies in the heart of
Delhi's commercial centre near Connaught place. This is the
Jantar Mantar, one of several astronomical observatories raised
by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur... |
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The
City Palace is an imposing blend of traditional Rajasthani and
Mughal art and architecture. The City Palace complex houses
several palatial structures. In the heart of the old Jaipur
city, the City Palace occupies a large area divided into a
series of courtyards, gardens and buildings... |
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The
Hawa Mahal, literally meaning, palace of the winds is an
important landmark of the city of Jaipur - the Pink City of
India. Travel to Jaipur is considered incomplete without a trip
to the Hawa Mahal. It is an interesting building, although it is
actually little more than a façade... |
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The
shimmering Lake Pichola surrounds the Lake Palace with a unique
mystique, all its own. The Lily pond seems to carry that very
mystique inside, in the centre of the palace. Here, dining is a
pleasure during the day. And magic at night... |
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37 kms
from Agra is built a city predominantly in Red Sandstone and is
called Fatehpur Sikri. This town was built by the Mughal
Emperor, Akbar. He had planned this city as his capital but
shortage of water compelled him to abandon the city. After this
within 20 years, the capital of Mughals was shifted to Lahore... |
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No
word can justify the beauty of the Taj Mahal. A wonder of the
world, the Taj Mahal in Agra is a monument which no other in the
world can match its beauty and grandeur. Called the most
beautiful temple in the world, the white marbled mausoleum at
Agra has become the epitome of a man's love for a woman... |
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Mumbai's
principal landmark, the Gateway of India is a huge archway on
the water's edge at Apollo Bunder. It is the starting point for
most tourists who want to explore the city. This famous monument
was built to commemorate the visit of the first ever British
Monarch, King George V and Queen Mary in 1911... |
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The
Mysore Palace, built is Indo-Saracenic style with domes turrets,
arches and colonnades, the palace is a treasure house of
exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world. The
tastefully decorated and inticrately carved doors open into
luxuriously decorated rooms... |
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