The Mughals were great travellers. They firmed up the Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri and built kos minars as highway distance markers and put together a string of caravan sarais at regular distances for travellers to rest in. The sarais were built as small fortresses, surrounded by battlem... |
The Kaiserbagh complex was built by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (ruled 1847-56) and was much damaged and looted in 1858. The Kaiserbagh Palace, Lucknow is remarkable for its architectural brilliance. At the center of the palace is the white stone structure named Baradari. Initially this structure was entir... |
Basgo is a historical town situated on the bank of the Indus river in Ladakh. It was once an important cultural and political centre and is frequently mentioned in the Ladakhi Chronicles. Basgo is known for its castle ruin and the adjoining royal temples spectacularly located on the rocks. Besides t... |
The Colosseum is probably the most impressive building of the Roman empire. Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, it was the largest building of the era. Emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian Dynasty, started construction of the Colosseum in AD 72. The huge amphitheater was built on the ... |
Church of the Virgin, a Byzantine era ruin in Old Town, Rhodes, Greece... |
Vithala Temple is one reason why Hampi is so famous all over the world. This is the most splendidly carved building you will ever see. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple was completed in the year 1565, almost five decades after the Krishnadevaraya started it. The main attraction in t... |
This ancient English church ruins was buried under River Hemavathi flowing through Shettyhalli village in Hassan District, Karnataka. Due to less rains, when the water level came down, the church became visible in 2007. As the water level receded, the entire church has now come up on the banks of th... |
Since Ross Island housed the British headquarters, a small Victorian town was established, complete with a church. The Presbyterian Church at Ross Island was a Protestant Church built of stone and the windows had frames made of Burma Teak. The glass panes behind the altar were made of beautifully et... |
Purana Qila situated on the banks of Yamuna, is associated with Mughal emperor Humayun. It is where Humayun's capital Din Panah was located. Later it was renovated and named 'Shergarh' by the first Afghan emperor of India, Sher Shah Suri. This Fort is believed to have been standing on... |
Sukothai is situated between Bangkok (430kms from Bangkok) and Chiang Mai. It was the first capital of Thailand and is famous for the extensive historical ruins, which after restoration, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sukothai's golden era was from the 13th to the 14th century and the art... |
The Aspendos is a theatre which was built in 167 A.D. by architect Zeno, son of Theodorius. It contains 40 rows of marble banks built against a hilltop and used to accommodate 15,000 people in its heydays. This Hellenistic theatre was built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and was dedicated to th... |
Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is now a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey. The Temple Of Apollo is located close to Side harbour, about a five-minu... |
Golkonda (or Golconda), a ruined city of south-central India and capital of the ancient Kingdom of Golkonda (c. 1364–1512), is situated west of Hyderabad. It was built by the most important builder of Golkonda, Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah Wali, the fourth Qutub king. Their first capital, the fortress ... |
This highly visible landmark, a 46m-high tower served as a belfry and formed part of the facade of a magnificent Church.
Out of the more than twenty fabulous churches which once existed in the old city of Velha Goa, only ten remain today. And of these four are actually chapels. The churches were lo... |
Located in West Sikkim district, Rabdentse is regarded as an archeological site that truly peeps into the history of Sikkim. Towards the reign of Tenzing Namgyal, the frequent Gorkha attack of Prithivi Narayan Shaha from the western boarder finally got the capital shifted to Tumlong . Rabdentse was ... |
Martand, located atop a plateau, close to the township of Anantnag, has a temple dedicated to Surya, the “Sun God”. Built by king Laitaditya Muktapida (7th to 8th century AD), it is a medieval temple with a colonnaded courtyard and the shrine in its centre. The temple complex has 84 columns and ... |
The Chitradurga Fort is one of the most magnificent forts in southern part of India and sits on the top of a hill overlooking the flat surrounding land in Chitradurga District. The fort is known as the "stone fortress" (Kallina Kote), which was built by the Nayaka Palegaras. It's arch... |
There are 18 temples in the upper fort and one huge temple in the lower fort of the Chitradurga Fort. Among these temples the oldest and most interesting is the Hidimbeshwara temple. Hidimbeswara temple displays the tooth of Hidimba, the giant (Rakshasa in Sanskrit). It is said that Hidimba and his ... |
The Kuldhara region was a group of 84 villages occupied by Paliwal Brahmans — said to be very intelligent, and residing there for about 500 years. The Kuldhara villages now lie in ruins due to a mass exodus of all the villagers. Legend says that the stunningly beautiful daughter of the village chi... |
Before the 1850s, India used to export cotton to Briton and import textile. However, the the cost of importing textiles ballooned to Rs. 20 millions by 1860. This led Mumbai entrepreneurs to create a cotton mill industry in Mumbai. By 1870, there were 13 cotton mills in Mumbai.Mukesh Mills has been ... |
