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  • Taj mahal
    It is a white marble building on the right bank of river yamuna in agra it was commissioned by the 5th mughal emperor shah jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It was declared as UNESCO'UNESCO world heritage site in 1983 for being the jewel of Muslim's art in india
  • Red Fort
    Red Fort aur Lal Kila is a historic building in Old Delhi it was commissioned by Emperor Shahjahan in 1638 when he wanted to shift is capital from Agra to Delhi it's architectural design credit goes to Ustad Ahmed Lahori most of the Forts marble designs were demolished by Britishers in the 1857 revolt
  • India Gate stands is a memorial to 84000 Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army who died between 1914 to 1921 in the first world war it is located near the Kartavya path the foundation stone was laid on 10th Feb 1921 its design credited goes to sir edwin Lutyens
  • Hawa Mahal is a palace in the city of Jaipur India the palace was built in 1799 by the Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh the founder of the city of Jaipur this palace is a five story pyramidal shape monument at rises to about 50 ft Lalchand Ustad was the architect it is a reflection of Hindu Rajput architecture and Mughal Islamic architecture
  • Victoria Memorial is a large marble building on the Maidan in Central Kolkata it was built between 196 to 1921 by the British government it is educated to the memory of Queen Victoria William Emerson was the architect
  • Eiffel Tower was built by gustawah I feel for the 1889 ex position Universal which was to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the French Revolution it is one of the most visited monuments in the world The Iron Lady is the most common nickname for the Eiffel Tower it has three stories the first floor the second floor and the Summit
  • Forbidden city is a large area of red walls and yellow glaze roof tiles located in the heart of China's capital Beijing it was constructed from 146 to 14 to 20 the complex has 980 building it is listed by UNESCO as a larges collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world
  • Statue of Liberty stands in upper New York Bay on the Liberty island a Universal symbol of freedom original it was conceived as an Emblem of friendship between the people of France and the people of USA and the sign of their mutual desire for Liberty it was a inaugurated in 1886 the Statue of Liberty is owned by the government of USA
  • The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is a free standing BEL Tower it is known for its mainly 4 degree leen the result of an unstable Foundation the height of the tower is 55.86 M banana kisano was the architect it possible between 1173 to 1372
  • Machu Picchu isMachu Picchu is peru's most it is located seven thousand feet above the sea level in the and is mountain range most recent archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was constructed as a state for Inka Emperor the side is roughly divided to an agricultural sector and an urban actor the temples are located in the upper town it was declared as the peruvian historical sanctuary in 1981