Archives for Historical Place - Page 2
Lotus Temple – place to go in India
Lotus Temple – Must see Bahai Temple In a country of more than a billion people where close to 70% people are Hindus and nearly 28% adhere to Islam,...
Hawa Mahal-Jaipur – place to go in India
The renowned ‘Palace Of The Winds’, or Hawa Mahal, is one of the prominent tourist attractions in Jaipur city. Located in the heart of Jaipur, this beautiful five-storey palace...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – place to go in India
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) is popular railway station and is a spitting image of Victorian-Gothic style of architecture in India. Located in the heart of Mumbai, the CST is...
Victoria Memorial – place to go in India
The building is 184 ft high upto the base of the figure of Victory, which is another 16 ft high. The groups of figures above the north porch represent...
Ajaanta Ellora – place to go in India
Ajanta Ellora Caves Cave shrines are quite interesting to check out, especially those of Ajanta Ellora Caves. These caves are located in Maharashtra at Aurangabad. As architectural and historical...
Humayun Tomb – place to go in India
Humayun died in 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam, commenced the construction of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his death. It...