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Buland Darwaza – Highest Gateway in the World
Buland Darwaza meaning ‘high’ or ‘great’ gate in Persian, 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 known as the “Gate of Magnificence”. The gigantic gateway Buland Darwaza or the Lofty Gate looms over the courtyard of…
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City Palace, Udaipur
City Palace can rightly claim to be the pride of Udaipur. Towering over the magical, Lake Pichola, the beauty of City Palace is one that inspires the spectator. With a part of the palace complex serving as a museum and another part converted into a heritage hotel, the erstwhile royal palace now gladly welcomes more…
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Deepest "Step Well" of the world – Chand Baori
In the village Abhaneri near Jaipur in Rajasthan, state of India you can find Chand Baori, a famous step well of the world. Chand Baori was built in 9th century by the King Raja Chand . This main features of the Chand Baori step well are 35 m wide each side steps follows from the top to the bottom making it possible to…
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World's oldest dam – Grand Anicut Dam
The Grand Anicut, also known as the Kallanai, is an ancient dam built on the Kaveri River near Tirchi in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It was built by the Chola king Karikalan around the 2nd Century BC and is considered one of the oldest water-diversion or water-regulator structures in the world,…
