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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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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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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is scary but this was reality for Fifty-three Americans when they was held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran‚ Iran. This was a tough situation because America and Iran had bigger problems to deal with. Insurgency broke out and former King Reza Shah Pahlavi was forced into exile by the people of Iran. The United States backed the former King and when Pahlavi came to America looking for refuge this caused a serious situation. The United States learned that Pahlavi had cancer and made a choice
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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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AKBAR Akbar (Hindustani: [əkbər]; 14 October 1542 – 27 October 1605)‚ known as Akbar the Great‚ was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Akbar succeeded his father‚ Humayun‚ under a regent‚Bairam Khan‚ who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India. A strong personality and a successful general‚ Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of
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CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUSLIM EMPIRE The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with dramatic suddenness within a few decades after his death. The Mughal Empire owes its decline and ultimate downfall to a combination of factors; firstly Aurangzeb’s religious policy is regarded as a cause for the decline of the Mughal Empire as it led to disunity among the people. Although the policy did lead to weakening of the empire but the major cause of
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