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Lighthouse, Chennai. There are many lighthouses along the long coastline of India and in the associated islands.They are administered by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, Government of India whose headoffice is located in Noida.
His lighthouse was the first tower in the world to have been fully exposed to the open sea. [3] The civil engineer John Smeaton rebuilt the lighthouse from 1756 to 1759; [4] his tower marked a major step forward in the design of lighthouses and remained in use until 1877. He modeled the shape of his lighthouse on that of an oak tree, using ...
In December 1911, the British P&O liner, SS Delhi, ran aground near to Cape Spartel. All passengers were rescued by British and French warships, but three French rescuers were lost. [8] Cape Spartel lighthouse panorama. The Battle of Cape Spartel was a naval battle on 29 September 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
The Alai Darwaza was built by Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty in 1311. It was a part of his plan to extend the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque on four sides. Although he planned to construct four gates, only the Alai Darwaza could be completed as he died in 1316. [2] It serves as the southern gateway of the mosque. [1]
Engraving of the Cordouan lighthouse, completed in 1611. During the European Middle Ages, many Roman lighthouses fell into disuse. Some did remain functional, such as the Farum Brigantium, now known as the Tower of Hercules, in A Coruña, Spain, and others in the Mediterranean Sea, such as the Lanterna at Genoa.
The jail is a part of the fort and was the largest prison in Goa until 2015. The 17th-century Portuguese-era structure has been renovated by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation along with the Goa Heritage Action Group and Goa's freedom fighters and opened for tourists as a Freedom Struggle Museum to showcase Goa's freedom struggle and be a true tribute to the heroic deeds and glorious ...
It is near the two major hospitals in Delhi, AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital. As Hauz Khas now is administered as a district, it is also known as a reference for other areas like Mayfair Gardens, Padmini Enclave, Safdarjung Enclave, Hauz Khas Village, Kalu Sarai, IIT Delhi , ISI Delhi, Shahpur Jat, Asiad Village, Katwaria Sarai and institutional ...
The Olakkannesvara Temple ("flame eye"; [1] commonly Olakkanatha; also known as, "the Old Lighthouse") [2] is in Mahabalipuram town, overlooking the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. Like the Shore Temple, the Olakkannesvara Temple is a structural temple. [3]