The Gandhi Memorial Museum at Madurai has been built and organised by Gandhi Smarak Nidhi. The beautiful building in which the Gandhi Museum is now located has an historical background. It was in the year 1955 that the palace with about 13 acres of land was gifted by the Tamilnadu state Government, to the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi for the purpose of housing Gandhi Memorial Museum.
Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home of a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot and a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography and general exoticism. Located in Tabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.
The Government Park or Bharati Park is in the green centre of the Town. The Aayi Mandapam is a famous monument which lies at the center of the Bharati Park. The Government Park in Pondicherry is aptly located in the central region of the old colonial town. The significance of this park is derived from the fact that it is surrounded by some of the most important government buildings
Gingee Fort also known as Chenji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India, which is more popular for its temples than forts. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kms from the state capital, Chennai. So well fortified was this place that Shivaji ranked it as the “most impregnable fortress in India” and it was called the “Troy of the East” by the British.
Golconda , a ruined city of south-central India and capital of ancient Kingdom of Golkonda, is situated 11 kms west of Hyderabad. The 13th century Golconda Fort was originally built by the Kakatiya kings. The existing structure was later built by Qutub Shahi Kings. In the 16th century, Golkonda was the capital and fortress city of the Qutb Shahi kingdom, near Hyderabad. The city and fortress are built on a granite hill that is 120 meters (400 ft) high and is surrounded by massive crenelated ramparts.
Port Louis District is the Capital & one of the districts of Mauritius, has the biggest harbour on the island. A sugar terminal has been built very near to the harbor for the exportation of sugar-cane.The harbor has over the decades been extended through reclaimed land. The Caudan Waterfront just next to the harbor has been built over these reclaimed pieces of land.
The Church of Our Lady of the Angels (also called as Notre Dame des Anges) was built in 1855 in Greco-Roman style, its façade flanked by two unadorned square towers faces east towards the ocean. This church is located in Dumas street in Pondicherry town in South India. The interior is roofed by a barrel vault, with a great dome rising over the crossing.
Located in the temple city of Madurai in South India, the Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal was introduced to the Tamil movie audience as a shooting location with the widely popular & tastefully picturized ‘KannaalaNE’ song from the movie Bombay.
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal (also “the Taj”) is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Islamic, Indian and Persian architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”.
The India Gate is to Delhi what monuments like the Eiffel Tower & Buckingham Palace are for their respective cities. The India Gate symbolizes our national capital, more than the other popular landmarks in the city – the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, Qutub Minar and the Indian Parliament.
