The Taj Mahal is an ivory – white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1932 by the Mughal emperor, shah Jahan, to 🏠 house the tomb of his favourite wife , Mumtaz Mahal.

Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643 but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years.

The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in 1653 at a cost of 32 million rupees, which in 2018 would be approximately 52.8 billion rupees.

Architecture:

The architecture of the Taj Mahal is clearly indo- Islamic . It is a style combining Hindu art, traditional in this territory , and Islamic , this religion has been conveyed so far. The mixture of two religion can be noted.

It is difficult to know who built Taj Mahal . At the same time, only the names of 40 skilled workers are known.There were upto 20,000 workers on the site. Most of the workers were recruited from North India.

Here there are Some of the names that are still known

• Ustad Ahmed Lahori – Main Architect
• Puru – supervisor Architect

• Mir Abdul Karim Khan – financial manager .

The viewing of Taj Mahal at night time is available on five days on a month, including a full moon night and two nights before and after the full moon day. Viewing at night time takes place between 8:30 pm to 12:30 am in 8 batches of about 50 peoples for about 30 minutes each. Here, only 400 people are allowed on a single night .

Video cameras 📷 are not allowed inside during the night times.

It is one of the seven wonders of the world.

By

KRISHNAPRIYA. M

Chapel bridge and water Tower mark the upper end of the mediaeval bridgehead city of Lucerne , where the water of lake Lucerne flow into river.

Originally Chapel bridge and water Tower were parts of oldest mediaeval city ramparts of Lucerne.

Lucerne water tower also served as a dungeon, an archive and a treasury vault until the 19 th century.

Today a traditional associations used it as a club room.

Painting under the roof of the chapel bridge

85 of the 110 pictures under the roof, dating back to 1611, were destroyed by the 1993 🔥 fire , only 25 could be saved or restored.

This provides platform for the creativity of today’s population and besides the original pictures can be saved from “thoughtless attacks” with all the sorts of fun materials like paint and glibber bombs used during carnival these days.

So if you’re interested in the old paintings don’t choose the carnival season for your visit to Lucerne.

By

KRISHNAPRIYA. M

The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps , straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy .

It was studied by Horace in the late eighteenth century. It remained unclimbed after most of the other great alpine peaks had been attained and became the subject of an international competition for the summit.

The north face was not climbed until 1931 and is amongst the three north faces of the Alps, known as ” The Trilogy “.

It is mainly composed of gneisses, lying over ophiolites and sedimentary rocks of penninic nappes.

The mountains 🗻 current shape is the result of cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from the peak, such as the Matterhorn Glacier.

In addition , the steep faces of the mountain and its isolated location make it prone to banner clouds formation, with the air flowing around the mountain producing condensation of the air on the Lee side and also creating vortices.

The Matterhorn had been a part of the Swiss federal inventory of natural monuments since 1983.

By

KRISHNAPRIYA. M

The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.

The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area later known as ” The death strip” .

View from the west Berlin side of the wall, here follows the curve of the Luisenstadt canal which was filled in 1932.

It is constructed by the German Democratic republic starting on 13 August 1961, the wall cut off ( by land ) west Berlin from virtually all of surrounding East Germany and East Berlin .

The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the cold war between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc.

Professor Stein said that Berlin was on the frontline in the cold war struggle between the superpowers. The Berlin Wall divided families who found themselves unable to visit each other.

This wall is built to divide Germany between east and west .

No one liked the wall because it seperated them from their family and friends.

The fall of the Berlin Wall was a major turning point in the history for many reasons.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, there was no more communism in Germany.

By

KRISHNAPRIYA. M

Cloud gate is the public sculpture by Indian- born British artist sir Anish Kapoor , that is the centrepiece of AT& T plaza at Millennium park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.

It is constructed between 2004 and 2006,the sculpture is Nick named as “The Bean ” , because of its shape.

It is Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, it’s highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet and weighs 110 short tons.

The sunset view of the sculpture is Awesome.

The sculpture has been used as a backdrop in commercial films notably in the 2006 Hollywood film ” The break- up“.

A modified reproduction of cloud gate is also included in watch dogs , a video game released in 2014 that takes places in Chicago.

The event took place on. November 15 , 2017, because of the consensus that the bean is dirty and needs to be clean.

By KRISHNAPRIYA.M

It is an active volcano and part of Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. The valcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger semeru National park . The name Bromo is derived from Javanese pronounciation of Brahma, the Hindu god. It is the most interesting thing.

It is also known as sea of land. It looked like quite a snow ,but a far away one that I wasn’t meant to enjoy from close.

It is also an sounded adventurous. It turned to be an exhilarating experience.

A typical mount bromo tour consists of viewing the ⛅ sunrise over it, and then going all the way up to the crater. The overall experience can be really enjoyable, provided one knows what to expect . The best view point to see the sunrise over Mount bromo is that of mount penanjakan.

Jeeps and cars usually drop passengers off as close as possible to the entrance to the park, from where they have to walk all the way to the viewpoint. A good thing to keep in mind when planning a bromo tour,then, is that given how popular an attraction this is with the locals,it is probably better to go during the week and to avoid Indonesian National holidays.

It is quite impressive to look down the crater of an active volcano and see smoke coming out of it.

By KRISHNAPRIYA.M

Fiji is a country in the SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN .It is an archipelago of more than 300 islands. Its famed for rugged landscape, palm lined  beaches  and coral reefs with clear lagoons . Its major islands are VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU. Its capital is  SUVA. The currency is Fijian dollar.

FLAG OF FIJI : A blue ensign with the white badge centered on the outer half of flag bearing the National coat of Arms .A vertical bicolour  of light blue and white dove holding an olive branch on red shield surmounted by the crown. It was adopted on 10th Oct, 1970.

FAMOUS PLACES IN FIJI :

1. TAVARO  WATERFALLS : Nature lovers , hikers can soak up in  Fiji’s Bouma national park . It was established on 1990 and encompasses about 150 sq. km.of rainforest , three falls etc. The particular highlight is the Tavoro  waterfalls.

2. BEQA  LAGOON : It is situated about 144 sq. km. southeast of Nadi. Many species like sharks, whitetip, and blacktip reef sharks and even tiger sharks can be seen. It has more than 100 dive sites.

3. PACIFIC HARBOUR: It is the self proclaimed adventure capital of Fiji . It is a hotspot place for adrenaline sports . activities such as river rafting can be seen . It has been an attracting tourist spot for enjoying their vacation trip.

4. THE NAVUA RIVER ; It is situated at viti levu for about 65 km. It is filled with lush rainforest  , waterfalls and rugged canyons . Wildlife such as fruit bats and native parrots are spotted along the way.

5. GREAT ASTROLABE REEF : It is the 4th largest barrier reef in Kadavu . Visitors come here to submerge themselves in the underwater wonderland of  pinnacles and tunnels. It is really a colorful place with coral crystals .

6. SRI SIVA SUBRAMANIYA TEMPLE : It is one of the largest Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere . This temple is dedicated to lord Murugan .It is constructed with the impressive Dravidian architecture.

CULTURE IN FIJI :

• COCONUT RICE , SWEET POTATOES AND BREADFRUITS are their traditional foods.
• The REGGAE MUSIC is very famous in Fiji.
• The MEKE DANCE  is celebrated every year  by the people in Fiji.
• RUGBY SPORTS is one of their traditional  play  in practice.
• THE BULA FIJIAN  is  a  trendy dress worn by the men’s and women’s.
• The religion pie chart is given below.
• The BULA FESTIVAL is one of the traditional festival in Fiji.

 

SO, FIJI IS REALLY A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR VACATION TRIP. ENJOY AND HAVE FUN!

NAME : SHREE AGSARA .N

REG .NO. : 1813711075057

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres and a population of 2,206,488. Since the 17th century Paris has been one of Europe’s major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts. Paris is located in northern central France, in a north bending arc of the river seine whose crest includes two islands.

Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks:the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017. A visit to the museum is particularly pleasant at night: the Louvre is less crowded and visitors can enjoy stunning night-time views of pei’s glass pyramid.

This towering monument, inaugurated by Gustave Eiffel during the world fair is a landmark site 324 metres high. It has graceful metallic structure at nightfall, it sparkles with lights to mark the change from the hour to the next.

Paris has a typical western European oceanic climate which is affected by the north Atlantic current.

The city’s top tourist attraction was the Notre Dame Cathedral, which welcomed an estimated 12,000,000 visitors in 2017.

Paris was central to the development of Romanticism in art , with painters such as Gericault.

Prabavathi.J

The America’s most beautiful place to view is the Grand Prismatic hotspring. One should not touch it as the boiling heat because it melts skin from bone, mixing red blood into deep blue.

The pool is blue in colour surrounded by rings of colour ranging from red to green. The other varieties of pigmented bacteria, viruses, and microbes in the warm mineral abundant water surrounding hot spring.

Water at the center which bubbles up 121 feet from underground chambers can reach the temperature for 189 degrees Farenheit, which makes too hot in day to day life. Since there is living in the centre of the pool, it makes the water cool, clear, deep blue in colour and makes a beautiful view.

As the water spreads out and cools, it creates the concentric circles of varying temperature. Each rings create a different kinds of bacteria. The different types of bacteria give the spring its prismatic colours.

The outermost ring is the coolest ring, at 131 degree Farenheit and it is also a home for bacteria. There will be a kind of red brown in the ring.

-Monika S