Landmarks of the world

The International Toilet Museum or Sulabh is one of the unusual attractions of the capital of India. Dr. B. Pathak decided to create a museum of toilets. After visiting the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum, he decided to create something equally grandiose. The doctor founded a volunteer movement fo...

In Delhi, the tallest minaret in the world, Qutb Minar or Qutb Minar, rests against the sky. Its height is 73 m, it consists of 5 tiers. It has a conical shape with a base diameter of 14 m and about 3 m at the top. The construction was continued by several generations of Delhi sultans. The minaret h...

The Makkah Masjid mosque in Hyderabad, India is considered one of the largest in the world. The building is made of treated stone, according to various sources, 10,000 to 20,000 believers can be in it at the same time. The mosque is a monument of cultural heritage and is protected by the state. Hist...

The Victoria Memorial is located in Calcutta, one of the largest and most densely populated cities in India. Now it is a museum, a garden and park complex and one of the most interesting historical and architectural monuments of the era of the British Raj. It was built in memory of the English Queen...

Khajuraho is an amazing temple complex discovered almost 200 years ago in the central part of India. Architectural monuments are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The story of Khajuraho's rise and fall Historians claim that in the Middle Ages this place was the capital of the Chandella d...

Kanchenjunga is a mountain on the border between Nepal and India, is the third highest peak in the world. Its name means "5 treasures of the great snows" in Nepali or Hindi. After all, the mountain range consists of 5 snow-capped peaks. Interestingly, from above it resembles a huge cross with peaks ...

The Golden Sikh Temple is one of the most revered religious shrines in northwestern India in the state of Punjab. The temple attracts millions of pilgrims from all over the world every year. The unusual religion of the Sikhs The Sikh teachings are most popular in the north of the country, especially...

In the Indian capital of New Delhi, the India Gate rises above Rajpath Avenue, a more than 40-meter stone arch created in memory of 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in military conflicts of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Wars in which Indian soldiers died Three Anglo-Afghan conflict...

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in the east of mainland India closer to Southeast Asia on the border of the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. There are about 600 islands in total, of which only 38 are inhabited. The total area of the islands is just over 8 thousand kilometers. Pristine ...

Adam's Bridge is a chain of shoals and islets stretching for 48 km in the Polk Strait between mainland India and the island of Sri Lanka, which used to be called Ceylon. Hindus call this place the bridge of Rama, and Muslims - the bridge of Adam. The elevation, which is clearly visible even from spa...