MATCH THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS WITH THEIR PICTURES |
| | 1. RED FORT: known as Lal Quila is located in Delhi, India. It was built from red stone in 1638 by architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri commissioned by Shah Jahan. On Independence Day Prime Minister hoist the national flag at the main gate and delivers speech. |
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| | 2. JALLIANWALA BAGH: garden site is located near Golden Temple complex, the holiest shrine of Sikhs in Amritsar, Punjab. It houses a memorial of national importance; commemorate the April 13, 1919 massacre by British. |
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| | 3. RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN: is the official home of the President of India, located in New Delhi, India. Designed by Edward Lutyen. Spread over 320 acres includes main building, Mughal gardens, residences of guards and staffs, stables, offices and open spaces. |
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| | 4. INDIA GATE: All India War memorial located in Rajpath, Delhi is 42m high. 70,000 soilders named are inscribed on the arch. Amar jawan jyoti - black marble plinth, with a reversed rifle &war helmet built beneath the Archway |
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| | 5. CELLULAR JAIL: also known as Kālā Pānī (Black Water), was a colonial prison situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Many notable Indian activists were imprisoned during India Independence struggle. |
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| | 6. PARLIAMENT HOUSE: is the supreme legislative body of India located on Sansad Marg in New Delhi. Designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker in a circular shape. |
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| | 7. AGA KHAN PALACE: known as Gandhi national memorial built in 1892 by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III in Pune, India. A majestic building served as a prison for Mahatma Gandhi, his wife Kasturba Gandhi and his colleges. Khadi Gramudyog Bhandar, Mahadev Chhapkhana, Rashtriya Mahila Sanstha, Stiching classes etc. is carried out here now a days. |
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| | 8. GATEWAY OF INDIA: design of George Wittet is located on waterfront in Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai, Maharashtra. Basalt arch, 26 metres (85 feet) high structure used as a landing place for British governors. |
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| | 9. VICEROY REGAL-LODGE: Located on the Observatory Hill of Shimla at present houses the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. Several historic events including the decision of India partition by Nehru, Jinnah and Mountbatten took inside the lodge. |
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| | 10. VIDANA SOUDHA: one of the first legislative assemblies built after independence. 46m high and 300-roomed building is situated in Bangalore. |
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