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New York
5 May 2019
New York, the largest city in the U.S., is an architectural marvel with plenty of historic monuments, magnificent buildings and countless dazzling skyscrapers. Besides the architectural delights, New York is an urban jungle that has everything to offer to visitors. The city is home to numerous museums, parks, trendy neighborhoods and shopping streets.
Rajasthan & Holi Festival
23 March 2019
Land of Kings From Jaipur, to Jodhpur, finishing with the celebration of Holi Festival in Udaipur… a culturally rich journey through the ancient Indian way of life.
Jaipur – Amer Fort
16 March 2019
Amer Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town located 11 km from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. The town of Amer was originally built by Meenas, and later it was ruled by Raja Man Singh I. […]
Jaipur – Jantar Mantar
15 March 2019
The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is UNESCO declared World Heritage Site near the famed City Palace and Hawa Mahal of Jaipur. It is a complex system of nineteen astronomical instruments that are constructed by masonry, stone and brass using design principles and knowledge of astronomy as prescribed in Hindu texts. The stone sundial in this […]
Taj Mahal
14 March 2019
The Taj Mahal, meaning “Crown of the Palaces” is a mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan, the […]
Agra Fort
13 March 2019
Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. In 1983, the Agra fort has been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage site. It is about 2.5 km northwest […]
Delhi – Humayun’s Tomb
12 March 2019
Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East Delhi, India. It was the first structure to use […]
Delhi – Red Fort
11 March 2019
Delhi Red Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site – It is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India and was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years, until 1856.
Delhi
9 March 2019
Delhi is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. According to the 2011 census, Delhi’s city proper population was over 11 million, the second-highest in India after Mumbai, while the whole National Capital Territory’s population was about 16.8 million. Delhi’s urban area is now considered to extend beyond the NCT boundaries and include the neighboring satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Noida in […]
