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Agra
Agra is a city located at the banks of Yamuna River in the northern part of India. With an estimated population of 1.69 million, the city is the 19th most populous in India and one of the most populous cities in cities in Uttar Pradesh.
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Agra is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India
How long does it take to travel from Agra to Bangalore by train?
Agra is 204 km from Delhi. Distance can be covered in four hours either using a car/bike. It can take upto 5-6 hours if you use the public transport, reason being the condition of highway between delhi and agra. BTW, you can also think of renting a car or taking a full travel package of one day from delhi to agra.
Can you see the Taj Mahal from anywhere in Agra?
Not really. If you look at pictures they are wrong they are fake
What problems occurred when the Taj mahal was built?
Problem was to decide with the constructors, architects and main builders to be decided. If after building the unique monument, the <creators> allowed to go <free>, they would be able to build another masterpiece like the Taj (at that time, no such building with that dimension was available). So the secretarite and the Emperor Sha Jahan had tob decide, how to eliminate the architects. Some were killed, some cut the tongue, some made blind. Its crucial, torturious but a fact.
What are the physical characteristics of the Taj Mahal?
the unique features of the taj mahal are first it is the finest example of mughal architecture. Also, the style combines Persion, Indian, Isalamic, architectural styles.
Special features about Taj Mahal?
the taj mahal used 1000 elephants to transport marble from one area to another during the process of construction
the taj mahal took 22 years for construction
the taj mahal cost 32 million rupees to build for shah jahan
20000 employees worked to construct the taj mahal
What are the physical features of India?
The main physical features of India are:
1) The Northern Mountains
2) The Great Plains
3) The Thar Desert
4) The Central Highlands
5) Peninsular Plateaus
6) The Coastal Plains
7) Islands
Why was the taj mahal built as a tomb?
Taj Mahal is a part of the pre-Muslim fort built by the Rajput Kings; it was not built by any Muslim but a Muslim king called Shah Jehan took it from a Rajput king Jagat Singh and remodelled it by putting two red mosques on two sides of a white temple of Siva.
The whitle marble building faces East, according to Hindu religion. There are motifs of flowers, plants which are prohibited in Islamic building. On the top dome there is lotus, cocoanut, trident, all Hindu symbol.
Like most buildings Muslims who came to India as barbarian Arab, Mongol, Turks could only convert the buildings into Mosques as they did also in Istanbul.
How do you get to the taj mahal?
Go to the airport. Take a flight to India. Get off the flight in India and then go to Agra.
Is there a secret tunnel that connects agra fort and delhi red fort?
There is a tunnel from agra to red fort which is made by prince khurram(real name of shah jahan). It is built because shah jahan,s friend lived near red fort .If any emperor attack to his friend,s emperor ,shah jahan,s soldiers pass throug tunnel to red fort and save his friend.But today the tunnel has been closed because in this tunnel many poisness snakes lived. the full history of this tunnel is written on the main gate of tunnel located interor of the taj mahal.
written by vasu rathi
a.g.dav centenary public school
class 7th b
Is Red Fort built in medieval period?
It is a 17th Century Fort complex built be the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the walled city of old Delhi. It served as the Mughals capital until 1857, The British then used it as a military camp until 1947
Why do the Japanese take their shoes off before entering a house?
Culturally speaking, because it's traditional and it is the polite thing to do.
Many cultures have similar customs. For instance, in Russia it is considered impolite to wear a hat indoors. The custom of removing shoes is widespread in other Eastern countries besides Japan, especially in Korea and Turkey. It is also present in Scandinavian countries. In Sweden it is a major faux pass to walk through a house with shoes on. Some schools in Sweden even require shoes to be removed.
As a practical matter, traditionally there was very little furniture in Japan. The floors in traditional Japanese dwellings are covered with tatami mats. These mats are used to sit on and to sleep on instead of chairs and beds. The streets and roads were muddy and dirty. Wearing your shoes into the house would bring the mud, dirt, dust and bacteria into the house and you would have to sleep in all that. It would be much better to leave the shoes and the dirt out. Also, the mats do not stand up to footwear very well, meaning that anything but bare feet or socks would rip them up.
Even though Western-style raised furniture and hard flooring is common in Japan now and the pavement technology is much improved, the tradition remains, in part because the Japanese like traditions and in part because it makes sense to have a cleaner house. Even good pavement has some dirt on it.
How much would it cost to construct the Hoover Dam today?
$500 per generator after that it's virtually free
What is the capital city of agra?
Agra is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Lucknow is the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
No, actually babur din't built it but, his grand son akbar built it in 1565.
