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Built between 1554 and 1561 and situated in the heart of Moscow, St. Basil’s Cathedral has been among the top tourist attractions in Rus...

Saint Basil's Cathedral , Russia

Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia is a massive museum of art and culture showin...

Hermitage Museum ,Russia

The Potala Palace looks like a fortress on top of Marpo Ri in Lhasa, Tibet. It symbolizes Lhasa which means "sacred land," a...

Potala Palace

The Great Buddha of Kamakura is an awe inspiring 93 ton hollow bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha, whose name means "Internal Light....

Great Buddha of Kamakura

The Great Wall, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dr...

Great Wall of China

The majestic Gateway of India is a glorious historical memorial built during British rule. This magnificent monument has been bu...

Gateway, India

The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī (Hindi: काला पानी क़ैद ख़ाना, literally ‘black water’, in the sense of deep sea and h...

Cellular Jail, India

Qutub-ud-din Aibak laid the foundation for Qutub Minar in 1199 AD and his successor and son-in-law Shamsu’d-Din- Iitutmish comp...

Qutab Minar, India

Sanchi is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It lies at a distance of approximately 52 km from the capital city of B...

Sanchi Stupa, India

The charminar Hyderabad’s best known landmark was built 1591 by Sultan Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah to appease the force of evil savagin...

Charminar, India

Victoria Memorial, one of India’s most beautiful monuments, represent a unique combination of classical European architecture and Mu...

Victoria Memorial, India

The Mysore Palace, Karnataka is popularly known as the the Maharajah’s Palace, situated at the city center at Mirza Road. Mysore Pal...

Mysore Palace, India

Taj Mahal, the pinnacle of Mughal architecture, was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658), grandson of Akbar the great, in ...

Taj Mahal, India

Hawa Mahal stands upright as the entrance to the City Palace, Jaipur. An important landmark in the city, Hawa Mahal is an epitome of t...

Hawa Mahal, India

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