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PRESENTED BY:

ANJALI RANI

Roll no. : 5940

A LEVEL

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INDIA OUR COUNTRY

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o Monuments of a country are the symbols of its character and the milestones of itsprogress through the ages.

o India has a glorious past and it has a vastbank of grand and magnificent monuments.o The various rulers of our country all built

monuments during their regins for variousreasons.

o The paintings and carvings on thesemonuments tell us about the style of artprevalent in that particular period.

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Qutub MinarTaj MahalRed FortHawa MahalCharminarGol GumbadMeenakshi TempleThe sun Temple

Sanchi StupaVictoria MemorialGateway of IndiaCaves of Ajanta andellora

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TAJ MAHALA dream carved out of white marble andstudded with preciousstones. This monument is

unmatched in its beautyespecially when viewedon a full-moon light.

It was built by theMUGHAL emperor SHAH

JAHAN in memory of hisbeloved Queen MUMTAZ MAHAL .

It is in AGRA, on thebanks of the riverYAMUNA. It took 22yrs

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QUTUB MINAR

The Qutub Minar is a famous landmark inDelhi. It construction was started in 1199

by Qutub-ud-din-Aibak and completed by

Itutmish his successor and son-in law. Itis 72 meters high and has 379 circular stone steps. It is the highest stone tower inIndia. The tower is wide at the bottom andbecomes narrower as it goes higher. It hasseven stories and each storey is separatedby a balcony. The outer walls arebeautifully inscribed with verses from the

Quran.

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RED FORT

It is a fort made of red sandstone and is made by theMug Hal emperor SHAH JAHAN in Delhi. This too is onthe banks of the river Yamuna. This fort included thekings palace, some other livingquarters,gardens,important buildings, bazaars etc.Now-a-days, our prime minister hoists the flag from the

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HAWA MAHALThe HAWA MAHAL is thesummer palaces built bySAWAI JAI SINGH of JAIPUR.As the namesuggests, it is so designedthat there is a free flow of the cool breezes through

its room.It is built of red sandstoneand is a famous touristattraction even today .

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CHARMINAR

The CHARMINAR ,agateway with four towersis to be found inHYDERABAD city in thestate of ANDHRAPRADESH.

It was built in 1591 byQUIL QUTUB SHAH tocelebrate the eradicationof a plague epidemic fromthe city. Built out of

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GOL GUMBADThe GOL GUMBAD is the secondlargest Dome in the world. It canbe seen in BIJAPUR in the state of KARNATAKA .

It was built as a mausoleum forMohammad Adil Shah in 1665.Itsdiameter is 44 meters and it is

built without pillars.

It has a unique featurethewhispering gallery' which runs allaroundthe inside of the dome. Every little

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MEENAKSHI TEMPLE The Meenakshi Temple is inMadural and is dedicated toMeenakshi and Sudarshna(shiva).

It has two main shrinesone forMeenakshi and for Shiva . Thehigh walls around this complexhave beautiful carvings of godsand godesses.This temple hashuge GOPURAMS on gateways inthe middle of these walls on allfour sides. The gopurams and theentire temple is an architectural

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THE SUN TEMPLE

The SUN TEMPLE at KONARK isthe largest and most famoustemple. It was built by King

NARASIMHA DEVA .It is built inthe shape of a chariot. Thechariot has 24 wheels and isdriven by 7 horses. The KONARK dance festival is held here yearand this too has become a worldfamous cultural event.

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SANCHI STUPAA STUPA is a dome shaped

building. A number of STUPAS were built by theBUDDHISTS in MADHYAPRADESH . The most famous

one is the SANCHI STUPA inBHOPAL . This Stupa,built byASHOKA the great is knownfor its spectacular gateways

and pillars, carved out of rock and polished like metal.These STUPAS also havebeautiful animals, birds n

floral decorations etched onthem. The four lions seen on

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VICTORIA MEMORIAL

The VICTORIA memorial in CALCUTTA wasbuilt, as its name tells us, to honour the thenreigning monarch, Queen Victoria . It was builtof white marble and is a very spectacularbuilding, its landscaped gardens and lawnsadd to its beauty, The display of the museum

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GATEWAY OF INDIA

The gateway of India is in MUMBAI. It was builtat the harbor where all the ships used to dock.It was built specially in honour of the visit of the King George V to India.

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CAVES OF AJANTAAND ELLORAThe Ajanta and Ellora caves found in

Aurangabad are famousBuddhists relics. Thewalls of these caves arecovered with paintingsdepicting the life of lordBuddha . The mostfamous temple here isthe Kailash Temple as itis built out of a single

rock .

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CARE OFMONUMENTS

There monuments are a part of our richcultural heritage.Therefore.it is our dutyas citizens of India, to preserve and protect this rich heritage.We must not write on the walls or break any partof a monuments.We should not throw garbage around a monuments.We should not try to touch every thing in sight as our touch toocan affect the monuments.We must follow the rules and directions written there.We should not click pictures, especially with a flash, if it is notallowed, as the camera flash is harmful to certain things.

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