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zeeenat 4.05.11 - 08:23am
Namaste Tower - Mumbai, India
The Namaste tower! Designed by the Atkins design studio, work IS currently underway on this 300m-62 storeyed mixed use tower that will encompass a hotel, office and retail space.
The location is Ambika mills which is a couple hundred meters south of the The developer of the project is unknown.
Following the long tradition of great Indian Architecture it was our aim that the Namaste Tower will stand as a landmark structure, representative of the burgeoning economic and cultural significance of India. We aimed to design a building that would become representative of the city: the picture postcard of Mumbai.
The traditional Indian greeting of Namaste, where the hands are clasped together in greeting, is the inspiration for the design of this tower. In Sanskrit Namaste means I bow to you. It has a spiritual significance of negating ones ego in the presence of another.
The Architecture of the Namaste Hotel builds on this ancient Indian expression. The two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting the city of Mumbai. In this way the architectural design of the hotel provides the ultimate symbol of hospitality and welcome, as seen in the as seen in the cultural context of India.
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raees.k 4.05.11 - 08:23am
zeeeji bahot bahot shukriya.
agli bar thik se check kar lunga. *
mahfooz 6.05.11 - 11:36am
chaar minaar
ultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the 5th ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty built Charminar in 1591[2] shortly after he had shifted his capital from Golkonda to what is now known as Hyderabad.[3] He built this famous structure to commemorate the elimination of a plague epidemic from this city. He is said to have prayed for the end of a plague that was ravaging his city and vowed to build a masjid (Islamic mosque) at the very place where he was praying. In 1591 while laying the foundation of Charminar, Quli Qutb shah prayed: Oh Allah, bestow unto this city peace and prosperity. Let millions of men of all castes, creeds and religions make it their abode, like fish in the water. Charminar was given to a contractor by the name of Sanamvenkata Balaya to construct it and today one can see the city as evidence of the prayer being answered. The Mosque became popularly known as Charminar because of its four (Persian/Hindi char = four) minarets (Minar (Arabic manara)
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mahfooz 6.05.11 - 11:40am
..chaar minaar
ultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the 5th ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty built Charminar in 1591[2] shortly after he had shifted his capital from Golkonda to what is now known as Hyderabad.[3] He built this famous structure to commemorate the elimination of a plague epidemic from this city. He is said to have prayed for the end of a plague that was ravaging his city and vowed to build a masjid (Islamic mosque) at the very place where he was praying. In 1591 while laying the foundation of Charminar, Quli Qutb shah prayed: Oh Allah, bestow unto this city peace and prosperity. Let millions of men of all castes, creeds and religions make it their abode, like fish in the water. Charminar was given to a contractor by the name of Sanamvenkata Balaya to construct it and today one can see the city as evidence of the prayer being answered. The Mosque became popularly known as Charminar because of its four (Persian/Hindi char = four) minarets (Minar (Arabic manara)
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raees.k 6.05.11 - 12:26pm
wow mahfooz bhai.
kya ye samam bhai k liye hai? *
rahebar 6.05.11 - 01:09pm
Nice info mahfooz bhai *
diya786 6.05.11 - 03:08pm
Wow ye kitna khubsurat lag raha hai *
mahfooz 6.05.11 - 07:42pm
rais bhai dis is specially for samam.......
ismail bhai
saleem pheku
jahangeer..
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raees.k 7.05.11 - 08:11am
shayad ye samam bhai se bat kar raha hai.(hihi) *
raees.k 7.05.11 - 08:18am
Golconda fort hydrabad andhra paradesh.
Golconda Fort , Hyderabad , Andhra
Pradesh
The 400 -year- old majestic and
imposing Golconda Fort was built by
the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th
century.
Golconda fort is one of the most
magnificent fortress complex in India
which lies on the western outskirts
around 11km from Hyderabad , the
capital of Andhra Pradesh . This 400 -
year- old majestic and imposing
Golconda Fort was built by the
Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century. It
is also popularly known as
Shepherd s Hill or Golla Konda , in
Telugu . The fortress is built on a
granite hill 120 metres high,
surrounded by massive crenellated
ramparts .
It is also considered as one of India s
most outstanding fortresses and it
epitomizes the Nawabi culture and
military architecture due to the bulk of
the ruins of this fort that date from
the time of the Qutub Shahi kings,
who had ruled this area in the 16 th
and 17 th century. The defenses of this
fort were so strong that no known
attack of the time could penetrate its
strong fortifications . Though this fort
in a state of shambles it yet continues
to mystify everyone with its
architecture and historical significance.
History
The history of Golconda Fort dates
back to the early 13th century, when
the Kakatiyas ruled this southeastern
part of the country. A ruling Kakatiya
king, got a mud fort constructed
around an idol on a rocky hill, known
as Mangalavaram and his
descendents continued to follow this
trend . Nearly 200 years later Bahamini
rulers (1364 ) took possession of the
fort . Still later , the Qutub Shahi
dynasty took over and made Golconda
its capital . From 1507 over a period of
62 years the first three Qutub Shahi
kings expanded the mud fort , into a
massive fort of granite. This extended
around 5 km in circumference , which
has been a silent witness to many
historic events .
By the 17th century, the 10 -km long
road from Golconda to outer
Hyderabad was a fabulous market
selling jewellery, diamonds, pearls and
other gems , which were famous all
over the world. It gave the world
some of the best- known diamonds,
including the Kohinoor . But the
illustrious rule of the Qutub Shahis at
Golconda ended in 1687 , with the
conquest of the fort by the Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb , who almost
completely destroyed the fort and left
it in a heap of pathetic ruins .
Site & Architecture
Golconda was one of the most
defensive and impregnable
strongholds of its time and it consists
of four distinct forts with a 10 km long
outer wall having 87 semi circular
bastions ; some still mounted with
cannons , eight gateways , four
drawbridges and number of royal
apartments & halls , temples,
mosques, magazines , stables, etc.
inside. Later on, an irregular rhombus
with a rough pentagon (known as the
Naya Quila ) was added to its
northeastern side . One can also see
huge cannons here , mounted at a few
vantage points. The Fateh Rahban
canon (guide to victory) was mounted
by Aurangzeb on the Pethla Burj
where it stands as reminder of the
Mughal emperor s determination to
conquer Golconda.
The tombs of the Qutub Shahi kings,
built with Islamic architecture lie about
1 km north of the outer wall of
Golconda. These graceful structures
are surrounded by landscaped
gardens, some of which having
beautifully carved stonework.
The lowest of the bastions of
Golconda is the outermost enclosure
into which, 
we enter by the Fateh
Darwaza (Victory gate, so called after
Aurangzeb s triumphant army
marched in through this gate after
which, he destroyed the entire fort in
1687 ). It is a vast tract covered with
mansions of nobles , bazaars, temples,
mosques, soldiers barracks , powder
magazines , stables, etc . This colossal
gate near the southeastern corner at
the entrance is studded with long iron
spikes, to deter invading armies from
battering it down. The Fateh Darwaza
has the characteristic of the
engineering marvels at Golconda. The
mortuary baths lie to the right of the
entrance . The baths were meant for
the deceased royalty and harem ladies
who were given the ritualistic bath
before burial outside the Banjara
Gate.
The gate then leads to the portico
known as the Balahisar gate , which is
as magnificent as the gate itself.
Mythical beasts and lions on stucco
panels of the spandrels provide
decoration on this defence portal.
From the Balahisar Darwaza starts the
uphill ascent of some 380 uneven
stone steps . A handclap at a certain
point below the dome at the entrance
of this gate reverberates and can be
heard right up to the citadel. This
acted as the warning note to residents
in case of danger though now it is a
mere amusing diversion to visitors.
Even a brilliant planning of the
architects is evident from the
ventilation , which is so designed to let
in bouts of fresh cool breeze, a respite
from the scorching humid summer of
Andhra Pradesh !
The offices of Akanna and Madanna,
two important Hindu officials in the
Qutab Shahi court , are further up. The
large iron weights are half buried in
the ground, and the ruins of the
Ambar Khana (granary 1642) and Bari
Baoli (step well) are close to the upper
terrace . One can also see a Hindu
temple (Madanna s ) belonging to the
Kakatiya period carved out of a huge
boulder. It has colorful murals of the
Goddess Kali on the white - painted
facade .
One can also view a small mosque in
1518 quite prominent at the corner
minarets built by Ibrahim Quli Qutub
Shah . The courtyard extends up to the
ramparts providing spectacular views
of the landscape below, for miles.
Close to the mosque lies the small
Rama Mandir under the boulders.
Ram Das, revenue official jailed by
Abul Hasan Tana Shah for misusing
state funds, carved images of Rama,
Lakshman and Hanuman on the rock
surface in the cell.
Steep narrow steps descend to the
zenana quarters ( residence of women
belonging to the royal household ).
These palaces, built on massive
platforms, had high ceilings and walls
covered with decorative niches,
alcoves and cornices, essentially
Persian in design . The tall wooden
columns , now lost , reveal the bare
structure of the triple - vaulted hall .
Delicate arabesques in the roundels
above the side arches constitute the
elegant ornamentation on stucco. The
durbar hall is the crowning glory of
the fort , which stands atop a hill
overlooking the twin cities of
Hyderabad and Secunderabad . It is
approached by a thousand-step
stairway, and one can also have a
great view of the cities below-
including the famous Charminar .
The architectural skill of the Qutub
Shahi rulers of Golconda Fort is
further reflected from the waterworks
seen in the premises of the fort and
below it . Here, the people received
their due share of water, through a
maze of well- laid clay pipes fed by
Persian wheels , which are located
below the fort . There is also supposed
to be secret underground tunnel
leading from the Durbar Hall to
one of the palaces at the foot of the
hill . Also worth having a look at is the
royal Nagina Gardens , the
bodyguards barracks, and the three
water tanks, all of 12 metres deep,
which once formed part of an intricate
water system in the fort .
Outside the Golconda fort are two
separate pavilions built on a rocky
eminence called the Taramathi Gana
Mandir and the Premathi Nritya
Mandir , where the legendary sisters
Taramati and Premamati lived. They
gave their performance on a circular
dais atop a two-storied structure
called the Kala Mandir, which was
visible from the king s durbar.
Not be missed is the new attraction of
the Sound and Light show conducted
by Andhra Pradesh Tourism. It brings
the legend of Golconda to life. With a
spectacular interplay of audio and
visual effects, the saga of Golconda
unfolds over centuries of splendour.
The show is presented in Hindi,
English and Telugu on alternate days
of the week . The show livens up the
glorious past and it is an experience
worth watching . The Golconda fort
still stands tall as a proud sentinel
amidst the current day Golconda
artillery of the Indian army , which has
sprung up today. *
zeeenat 7.05.11 - 08:40am
wah wah raees ji,,, kya khoobsurat fort he,, dekh ke lagta he ki kabhi raja maharaja yahan rahte thay shaan se... na jaane kitni kahaniya chhupi hui hain in pattharo me. *
mahfooz 7.05.11 - 08:52am
nice info raees bai.....is may vaccation me mai hudrabad jane wala hun to yahan zurur jaunga *
miraan 7.05.11 - 08:53am
ha zee sahi kaha bahot hi khubcurat fort haim.
kash mai waha ka raja hota. *
raees.k 7.05.11 - 07:26pm
thanx all of u. *
smam 8.05.11 - 09:05am
bahut qub raees bhai. .
bahut qubsurat fort hai ye
kai baar dekha hua hai main
mahfooz bhai jab kabhi jana ho mujhe bata dena saath main jayenge. .yaha se dicert train hai. ..maza aajyga agar tum bhi saath raho to *
mahfooz 8.05.11 - 11:45am
bilkul samam bro....mai is vaccation me jane wala hun aapko zurur bataunga.....agar aapka saath miljae to bahot maza aayega....hydrabad jane ki khwahish bahot din se dil me hai ab poori hi kiye deta hun *
hotguy24 8.05.11 - 01:24pm
1st out of
9 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth..
Mount Roraima - Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana
Mount Roraima is a pretty remarkable place..
It is a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides..
There is only one 'easy' way up, on a natural staircase-like ramp on the Venezuelan side - to get up any other way takes and experienced rock climber..
On the top of the mountain it rains almost every day, washing away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and creating a unique landscape on the bare sandstone surface..
This also creates some of the highest waterfals in the world over the sides (Angel falls is located on a similar tabletop mountain some 130 miles away)..
Though there are only a few marshes on the mountain where vegetation can gro properly, these contain many species unique to the mountain, including a species of carnivorous pitcher plant.. *
hotguy24 8.05.11 - 01:26pm
2nd out of 9 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth..
Meteor Crater - USA
Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater located approximately 43 miles (69 km) east of Flagstaff, near Winslow in the norther Arizona desert of the United States..
Because the US Department of the Interior Division of Names commonly recognizes names of natural features derived from the nearest post office, the feature acquired the name of Meteor Crater from the nearby post office named Meteor..
The crater was created about 50,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch when the local climate on the Colorado Plateau was much cooler and damper..
At the time, the area was an open grassland dotted with woodlands inhabited by wooly mammoths, giant ground sloths, and camels..
It was probably not inhabited by humans; the earliest confirmed record of human habitation in the Americas dates from long after this impact..
The object that excavated the crater was a nickel-iron meterite about 50 meters (54 yards) across, which impacted the plain at a speed of several kilometers per second..
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:19pm
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3rd out of 9 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth..
The Great Dune of Pyla
France
Since Europe has no deserts, youd think the title of Europes largest sand dune would go to something that wasnt particularly impressive. But youd be wrong. The Great Dune of Pyla is 3km long, 500m wide and 100m high, and for reasons I will probably never understand, it seems to have formed in a forest. The dune is very steep on the side facing the forest and is famous for being a paragliding site. At the top it also provides spectacular views out to sea and over the forest (since the dune is far higher than any of the trees surrounding it).
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:19pm
4th Out of 9 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth
Socotra
Republic of Yemen
Socotra has been described as one of the most alien-looking place on Earth, and its not hard to see why. It is very isolated with a harsh, dry climate and as a result a third of its plant-life is found nowhere else, including the famous Dragons Blood Tree, a very-unnatural looking umbrella-shaped tree which produces red sap. There are also a large number of birds, spiders and other animals native to the island, and coral reefs around it which similarly have a large number of endemic (i.e. only found there) species. Socotra is considered the most biodiverse place in the Arabian sea, and is a World Heritage Site.
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:20pm
5th Out of 0 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth
83-42
Greenland
This is more of a curiosity and not visually impressive, but 83-42 is believed to be the northernmost permanent point of land on earth. It is tiny, only 35m by 15m and 4m high, but is about 400 miles from the north pole. It beat the previous record holder, ATOW1996, when it was discovered in 1998, and lichens were found growing on it, suggesting it was not just one of the temporary gravel bars that are found in that region, which are regularly pushed around by the rough seas. The picture above features what is currently the northernmost point on land, one of the temporary gravel bars, photographed in 2007, as I could find no photos of 83-42 (For some reason, nobody feels the need to produce a photograph of a tiny rock in the middle of nowhere, which only five people have ever stepped foot on).
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:21pm
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6th Out of 9 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth
Rotorua
New Zealand
Rotorua is a city on the southern s s of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is known for its geothermal activity, with a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa, and boiling mud pools (pictured above) located in the city. This thermal activity owes itself to the Rotorua caldera on which the city lies. Rotorua is also a top adventure destination and is New Zealands Maori cultural heartland. Rotorua city is renowned for its unique rotten eggs aroma, which is caused by the geothermal activity releasing sulphur compounds into the atmosphere. If you are ever visiting New Zealand this is a city you must see. It was once home to the famed Pink and White Terraces and you can visit thermal wonderlands with sights that are truly astounding.
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:21pm
7th Out of 9 Unique and Amazing Place on Earth
Don Juan Pond
Antarctica
With a salinity of over 40%, Don Juan Pond is the saltiest body of water in the world. It is named after the two pilots who first investigated the pond in 1961, Lt Don Roe and Lt John Hickey. It is a small lake, only 100m by 300m, and on average 0.1m deep, but it is so salty that even in the Antarctic, where the temperature at the pond regularly drops to as low as -30 degrees Celsius, it never freezes. It is 18 times saltier than sea water, compared to the Dead Sea which is only 8 times saltier than sea water.
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:22pm
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8th Out of 9 Unieuq and Amazing Places on Earth
Iceberg B-15
Antarctica
Iceberg B-15 was the largest ever recorded iceberg. It had an area of 3,100 km, making it larger than the island of Jamaica, and was created when part of the Ross Ice Shelf broke off in March 2000. In 2003, it broke apart, and one of the larger pieces (called B-15a) drifted north, eventually smashing into a glacier in 2005, breaking off an 8-km section and forcing many antarctic maps to be rewritten. It drifted along the coast and eventually ran aground, breaking up once again. In 2006, a storm in Alaska (thats right, Alaska) caused an ocean swell that travelled 13,500km, over 6 days, to Antarctica and broke up the largest remaining part even more. Almost a decade on, parts of the iceberg have still not melted, with the largest remaining part, still called B-15a, having an area of 1,700 km. The picture above shows B-15a (top left) in 2005, after drifting west into the Drygalski Glacier (bottom), breaking the end off into several pieces.
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hotguy24 8.05.11 - 02:22pm
Finaly 9th Unizue and Amazing Places on Earth
Guara Falls
Brazil-Paraguay border
Located on the Parana river the Guara Falls were, in terms of total volume, the largest waterfall on earth. 1,750,000 cubic feet of water fell over this waterfall each second on average, compared to just 70,000 cubic feet per second for Niagra Falls. However, the falls were flooded in 1982 when a dam was created to take advantage of this massive flow rate. The Itaipu Dam is now the second most powerful hydroelectric dam in the world, after the Three Gorges Dam. The Itaipu Dam supplies 90% of the power consumed by Paraguay, and 19% of the power consumed by Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro and So Paulo.
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raees.k 8.05.11 - 02:24pm
wow.nice info hotguy. *
mahfooz 8.05.11 - 03:06pm
what a exilent job hot....great work....
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such a great n ammazing nature has been indicated by u.....bahot maza aaya ye sab dekh kar aur padhkar....
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raees.k 9.05.11 - 05:48am
VOLCANO IMAGES.
The largest volcano on earth is Mauna Loa on Hawai 'i Big Island It is a massive shieldvolcano constructed by countless lava flows . When measured from the base to the top , the pile of lavas measures more than 17,000 m ( 56,000 ft ) ! When measured from the sea floor, Mauna Loa ' s height is still more than 9 ,000 m , thus it is also the highest mountain on earth. Mauna Loa in fact is so heavy, that its weight has bent the oceanic crust under the volcano several kilometers downwards into the mantle . Mauna Loa is one of the Earth 's most active volcanoes , with 33 well- documented eruptions in historic times since 1843. Its last eruption was in 1984 and since 2004, Mauna Loa is showing increasing signs of a possible awakening in a not- too -distant future. 
Mount Vesuvius, Italy -Vesuvius eruption in 79 A .D . covered the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum , preserving them for generations to come. But this eruption also holds a place in history because of its documentation. Pliny the Younger left a detailed description of the event in two letters to Tacitus . A type of eruption -- the Plinian type -- is named for Pliny the Elder who died in the catastrophe. The volcano is still active and has had several eruptions -- the most deadly being in 1631. 
Mount Pelee , Martinique The eruption on May 8 , 1902, killed 29,000 , destroying the port town of Saint -Pierre four miles away . Almost all the deaths were caused by the resulting pyroclastic flow - - a deadly , fast - moving cloud of hot gas and dense liquidized volcanic particles. Only two residents of the town survived the flow. Volcanology (also called Volcanism ) was at best a primitive science in 1902, and the existence of pyroclastic flows was unknown. After this disaster a new type of eruption was named after Mount Pelee - the Pelean- type eruption . *
mahfooz 9.05.11 - 02:45pm
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miraan 9.05.11 - 02:48pm
nice pic raees bhai... *
hotguy24 9.05.11 - 04:18pm
mahfooz bhai darpok.. 
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hotguy24 9.05.11 - 04:18pm
Amazing-Rock-House..
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 An email forward is currently circulating that contains an image apparently depicting an amazing house perched atop a towering offs rock outcrop. A number of people have contacted me to ask if the image shows a real place. Not surprisingly, the answer to that question is no. The image is a Photoshop creation rather than a genuine photograph of a real house. It is an entry in the Bizarrchitecture 3 Photoshop contest conducted by Worth1000. The entry was created by Norrit and is titled Bond Mansion. The image also circulates as part of a larger collection of pictures apparently depicting houses in weird places. *
raees.k 9.05.11 - 04:43pm
kya baat hai choco ji bahut hi achi aur amazing aur badhiya pic post ki hai
meri nazro se guzri hui sari pics main se ab tak ki sabse achi pic hai
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hotguy24 9.05.11 - 06:02pm
raees bhai 
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raees.k 13.05.11 - 03:10am
EIFFEL TOWER 
Eiffel tower under construction in july 1888
1898
2nd word war 24 august 1944.
EIFFEL TOWER
The structure was built between 1887
and 1889 as the entrance arch for the
Exposition Universelle , a World 's Fair
marking the centennial celebration of
the French Revolution . Three hundred
workers joined together 18, 038 pieces
of puddled iron (a very pure form of
structural iron ), using two and a half
million rivets , in a structural design by
Maurice Koechlin. Eiffel was assisted in
the design by engineers mile
Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin and
architect Stephen Sauvestre.[ 11] The
risk of accident was great as, unlike
modern skyscr*pers, the tower is an
open frame without any intermediate
floors except the two platforms.
However , because Eiffel took safety
precautions, including the use of
movable stagings, guard- rails and
screens, only one man died . The
tower was inaugurated on 31 March
1889 , and opened on 6 May.
The tower was much criticised by the
public when it was built , with many
calling it an eyesore . Newspapers of
the day were filled with angry letters
from the arts community of Paris . One
is quoted extensively in William
Watson's US Government Printing
Office publication of 1892 Paris
Universal Exposition : Civil Engineering,
Public Works , and Architecture: And
during twenty years we shall see ,
stretching over the entire city , still
thrilling with the genius of so many
centuries , we shall see stretching out
like a black blot the odious shadow of
the odious column built up of riveted
iron plates .[ 12] Signers of this letter
included Jean- Louis -Ernest
Meissonier , Charles Gounod, Charles
Garnier, Jean-Lon Grme , William -
Adolphe Bouguereau , and Alexandre
Dumas .
Novelist Guy de Maupassantwho
claimed to hate the tower[13]
supposedly ate lunch in the Tower 's
restaurant every day . When asked
why, he answered that it was the one
place in Paris where one could not
see the structure . Today, the Tower is
widely considered to be a striking
piece of structural art.
One of the great Hollywood movie
clichs is that the view from a Parisian
window always includes the tower. In
reality, since zoning restrictions limit
the height of most buildings in Paris
to 7 stories , only a very few of the
taller buildings have a clear view of
the tower.
Eiffel had a permit for the tower to
stand for 20 years ; it was to be
dismantled in 1909, when its
ownership would revert to the City of
Paris . The City had planned to tear it
down ( part of the original contest
rules for designing a tower was that it
could be easily demolished ) but as
the tower proved valuable for
communication purposes, it was
allowed to remain after the expiry of
the permit . The military used it to
dispatch Parisian taxis to the front line
during the First Battle of the Marne .
Timeline of events
10 September 1889
Thomas Edison visited the tower.
He signed the guestbook with the
following message
To M Eiffel the Engineer the
brave builder of so gigantic
and original specimen of
modern Engineering from
one who has the greatest
respect and admiration for all
Engineers including the Great
Engineer the Bon Dieu,
Thomas Edison .
1910
Father Theodor Wulf measured
radiant energy at the top and
bottom of the tower, discovering at
the top more than was expected ,
and thereby detecting what are
today known as cosmic rays .[14 ]
4 February 1912
Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt died
after jumping 60 metres from the
first deck of Eiffel tower with his
home-made para e.
1914
A radio transmitter located in the
tower jammed German radio
communications during the lead- up
to the First Battle of the Marne .
1925
The con artist Victor Lustig sold
the tower for scr*p metal on two
separate, but related occasions. [15]
1930
The tower lost the title of the
world's tallest structure when the
Chrysler Building was completed in
New York City .
1925 to 1934
Illuminated signs for Citron
adorned three of the tower' s four
sides, making it the tallest
advertising space in the world at the
time.
1940 1944
[citation needed] Upon the German
occupation of Paris in 1940 , the lift
cables were cut by the French so
that Adolf Hitler would have to
climb the steps to the summit. The
parts to repair them were allegedly
impossible to obtain because of the
war. In 1940 German soldiers had
to climb to the top to hoist the
swastika, but the flag was so large it
blew away just a few hours later,
and was replaced by a smaller one.
When visiting Paris , Hitler chose to
stay on the ground. It was said that
Hitler conquered France , but did
not conquer the Eiffel Tower. A
Frenchman scaled the tower during
the German occupation to hang the
French flag . In August 1944, when
the Allies were nearing Paris , Hitler
ordered General Dietrich von
Choltitz, the military governor of
Paris, to demolish the tower along
with the rest of the city . Von Choltitz
disobeyed the order. Some say
Hitler was later persuaded to keep
the tower intact so it could later be
used for communications. The lifts
of the Tower were working
normally within hours of the
Liberation of Paris.
3 January 1956
A fire damaged the top of the
tower.
1957
The present radio antenna was
added to the top .
1980 s
A restaurant and its supporting iron
scaffolding midway up the tower
was dismantled; it was purchased
and reconstructed on St. Charles
Avenue and Joesphine Street in the
Garden District of New Orleans,
Louisiana, by entrepreneurs John
Onorio and Daniel Bonnot,
originally as the Tour Eiffel
Restaurant, later as the Red Room
and now as the Cricket Club
(owned by the New Orleans
Culinary Institute ). The restaurant
was re-assembled from 11,000
pieces that crossed the Atlantic in a
40-foot (12 m) cargo container.
31 March 1984
Robert Moriarty flew a Beechcraft
Bonanza through the arches of the
tower.[16 ]
1987
A. J. Hackett made one of his first
bungee jumps from the top of the
Eiffel Tower , using a special cord he
had helped develop. Hackett was
arrested by the Paris police upon
reaching the ground.[17 ]
27 October 1991
Thierry Devaux, along with
mountain guide Herv Calvayrac,
performed a series of acrobatic
figures of bu*ngee jump (not
allowed) from the second floor of
the Tower. Facing the Champ de
Mars, Thierry Devaux was using an
electric winch between each figure
to go back up . When firemen
arrived, he stopped after the sixth
bungee jump .[ 18]
New Year 's Eve 1999
The Eiffel Tower played host to
Paris' Millennium Celebration. On
this occasion , flashing lights and
four high -power searchlights were
installed on the tower, and
fireworks were set off all over it. An
exhibition above a cafeteria on the
first floor commemorates this
event . Since then , the light show
has become a nightly event . The
searchlights on top of the tower
make it a beacon in Paris ' night sky,
and the 20, 000 flash bulbs give the
tower a sparkly appearance every
hour on the hour .[ 19]
28 November 2002
The tower received its
200 ,000 ,000 th guest .[20 ][21 ]
2004
The Eiffel Tower began hosting an
ice skating rink on the first floor
each winter .[ 22]
Engraved names
Main article: The 72 names on the
Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel engraved on the tower
seventy-two names of French
scientists , engineers and other
notable people . This engraving was
painted over at the beginning of the
twentieth century but restored in
1986 1987 by the Socit Nouvelle
d 'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, a
company contracted to operate
business related to the Tower.
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parvaiz1 13.05.11 - 07:10am
nyc info yar. *
smam 13.05.11 - 11:46am
wow. bahut qub. ..raees bhai bahut hi qimti malumat hai. ....aur tasveero ka to kya kehna. ..
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mahfooz 13.05.11 - 02:35pm
...ammazing pic's raees bhai....dil karta hai abhi us jaga pahoch jaun 
....aise udkar *
swtchoco 22.05.11 - 04:43am
Other-Wonder-1..
THE MILLAU VIADUCT is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris an Barcelona
and
features the highest bridge piers ever constructed. The tallest is 240 meters high and the overall height will be an impressive 336 meters, making this the highest bridge in the World. *
raees.k 26.05.11 - 04:46am
Char minar hydrabad.(A.P)
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zeeenat 26.05.11 - 04:49am
hmmm, ye stock photo he, agar year malum hota to pata chalta ki aaj se itne saal pahle ye minaar aur ye sahar aisa dikhta tha. *
smam 26.05.11 - 06:32am
ye rahi char minar ki latest pic. ...monday ko capture ki hui hai. ..
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rashmee 26.05.11 - 07:27am
nice photo smam jee. *
fahim02 26.05.11 - 01:23pm
bhai charminar dikha rahe bo ya kuch aur hi dikha rahe ho
waise samam bhai tum bhi 8th wonder ho lol. *
raees.k 31.05.11 - 08:43am
statue of libarty *
raees.k 31.05.11 - 08:51am
STATUE OF LIBARTY
The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty
Enlightening the World, French : La
Libert clairant le monde ) is a
colossal neoclassical sculpture on
Liberty Island in New York Harbor ,
designed by Frdric Bartholdi and
dedicated on October 28, 1886 . The
statue, a gift to the United States from
the people of France, is of a robed
female figure representing Libertas,
the Roman goddess of freedom, who
bears a torch and a tabula ansata ( a
tablet evoking the law ) upon which is
inscribed the date of the American
Declaration of Independence . A
broken chain lies at her feet. The
statue has become an icon of
freedom and of the United States.
Bartholdi was inspired by French law
professor and politician douard
Ren de Laboulaye, who commented
in 1865 that any monument raised to
American independence would
properly be a joint project of the
French and American peoples. Due to
the troubled political situation in
France , work on the statue did not
commence until the early 1870 s. In
1875 , Laboulaye proposed that the
French finance the statue and the
Americans provide the pedestal and
the site . Bartholdi completed both the
head and the torch- bearing arm
before the statue was fully designed ,
and these pieces were exhibited for
publicity at international expositions.
The arm was displayed in New York's
Madison Square Park from 1876 to
1882 . Fundraising proved difficult ,
especially for the Americans , and by
1885 work on the pedestal was
threatened due to lack of funds.
Publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the World
initiated a drive for donations to
complete the project , and the
campaign inspired over 120 ,000
contributors , most of whom gave less
than a dollar. The statue was
constructed in France , shipped
overseas in crates , and assembled on
the completed pedestal on what was
then called Bedloe 's Island. The
statue' s completion was marked by
New York's first ticker- tape parade
and a dedication ceremony presided
over by President Grover Cleveland.
The statue was administered by the
United States Lighthouse Board until
1901 and then by the Department of
War; since 1933 it has been
maintained by the National Park
Service . The statue was closed for
renovation for much of 1938. In the
early 1980s , it was found to have
deteriorated to such an extent that a
major restoration was required . While
the statue was closed from 1984 to
1986 , the torch and a large part of the
internal structure were replaced. After
the September 11 attacks in 2001 , it
was closed for reasons of safety and
security; the pedestal reopened in
2004 and the statue in 2009 , with
limits on the number of visitors
allowed to ascend to the crown. The
statue is scheduled to close for up to
a year beginning in late 2011 so that a
secondary staircase can be installed.
Public access to the balcony
surrounding the torch has been
barred for safety reasons since 1916 .
When the torch was illuminated on
the evening of the statue' s dedication,
it produced only a faint gleam, barely
visible from Manhattan. The World
characterized it as more like a
glowworm than a beacon. [86]
Bartholdi suggested gilding the statue
to increase its ability to reflect light,
but this proved too expensive. The
United States Lighthouse Board took
over the Statue of Liberty in 1887 and
pledged to install equipment to
enhance the torch 's effect ; in spite of
its efforts , the statue remained
virtually invisible at night . When
Bartholdi returned to the United
States in 1893, he made additional
suggestions, all of which proved
ineffective. He did successfully lobby
for improved lighting within the
statue, allowing visitors to better
appreciate Eiffel 's design. [86] In 1901 ,
President Theodore Roosevelt, once a
member of the New York committee ,
ordered the statue's transfer to the
War Department , as it had proved
useless as a lighthouse. [95] A unit of
the Army Signal Corps was stationed
on Bedloe 's Island until 1923 , after
which military police remained there
while the island was under military
jurisdiction .[ 96]
The statue rapidly became a
landmark. Many immigrants who
entered through New York saw it as a
welcoming sight . Oral histories of
immigrants record their feelings of
exhilaration on first viewing the Statue
of Liberty . One immigrant who arrived
from Greece recalled,
I saw the Statue of Liberty. And I
said to myself , Lady , you're such
a beautiful! [sic ] You opened
your arms and you get all the
foreigners here . Give me a
chance to prove that I am worth
it, to do something , to be
someone in America . And
always that statue was on my
mind. [97]
Originally, the statue was a dull
copper color , but shortly after 1900 a
green patina , caused by the oxidation
of the copper skin, began to spread .
As early as 1902 it was mentioned in
the press ; by 1906 it had entirely
covered the statue.[ 98] In the belief
that the patina was evidence of
corrosion, Congress authorized
62, 800 to paint the statue both inside
and out . [99] There was considerable
public protest against the proposed
exterior painting .[ 100 ] The Army
Corps of Engineers studied the patina
for any ill effects to the statue and
concluding that it protected the skin,
softened the outlines of the Statue
and made it beautiful .[ 101 ] The
statue was painted only on the inside.
The Corps of Engineers also installed
an elevator to take visitors from the
base to the top of the pedestal.
]
Bedloe' s Island in 1927 , showing the
statue and army buildings . The
eleven -pointed walls of Fort Wood,
which still form the statue' s base, are
visible.
On July 30 , 1916 , during World War I ,
German saboteurs set off a disastrous
explosion on the Black Tom peninsula
in Jersey City , New Jersey, in what is
now part of Liberty State Park , close to
Bedloe 's Island. Carloads of dynamite
and other explosives that were being
sent to Britain and France for their war
efforts were detonated, and seven
people were killed . The statue
sustained minor damage, mostly to
the torch -bearing right arm, and was
closed for ten days. The cost to repair
the statue and buildings on the island
was about 100 ,000 . The narrow
ascent to the torch was closed for
public safety reasons, and it has
remained closed ever since .[92 ]
That same year, Ralph Pulitzer , who
had succeeded his father Joseph as
publisher of the World, began a drive
to raise 30, 000 for an exterior
lighting system to illuminate the statue
at night . He claimed over 80,000
contributors but failed to reach the
goal. The difference was quietly made
up by a gift from a wealthy donora
fact that was not revealed until 1936.
An underwater power cable brought
electricity from the mainland and
floodlights were placed along the
walls of Fort Wood. Gutzon Borglum ,
who later sculpted Mount Rushmore ,
redesigned the torch , replacing much
of the original copper with stained
glass . On December 2 , 1916 , President
Woodrow Wilson pressed the
telegraph key that turned on the
lights , successfully illuminating the
statue. [102 ]
After the United States entered World
War I in 1917 , images of the statue
were heavily used in both recruitment
posters and the Liberty Bond drives
that urged American citizens to
support the war financially. This
impressed upon the public the war's
stated purposeto secure liberty
and served as a reminder that
embattled France had given the
United States the statue .[103 ]
In 1924 , President Calvin Coolidge
used his authority under the
Antiquities Act to declare the statue a
national monument.[95 ] The only
successful suicide in the statue 's
history occurred five years later, when
a man climbed out of one of the
windows in the crown and jumped to
his death, glancing off the statue 's
breast and landing by her feet.
ard
Nixon visits the statue to open the
American Museum of Immigration .
The statue 's raised right foot is visible,
showing that it is depicted moving
forward.
In 1933 , President Franklin Roosevelt
ordered the statue transferred to the
National Park Service ( NPS). In 1937 ,
the NPS gained jurisdiction over the
rest of Bedloe' s Island.[ 95] With the
Army 's departure, the NPS began to
transform the island into a park.[ 105 ]
The Works Progress Administration
(WPA ) demolished most of the old
buildings , regraded and reseeded the
eastern end of the island, and built
granite steps for a new public
entrance to the statue from its rear.
The WPA also carried out restoration
work within the statue, temporarily
removing the rays from the statue' s
halo so their rusted supports could be
replaced . Rusted cast- iron steps in the
pedestal were replaced with new ones
made of reinforced concrete; [106 ] the
upper parts of the stairways within
the statue were replaced, as well .
Copper sheathing was installed to
prevent further damage from
rainwater that had been seeping into
the pedestal .[107 ] The statue was
closed to the public from May until
December 1938. [106 ]
During World War II , the statue
remained open to visitors , although it
was not illuminated at night due to
wartime blackouts. It was lit briefly on
December 31, 1943, and on D -Day,
June 6, 1944 , when its lights flashed
dot - dot -dot -dash , the Morse code
for V , for victory . New , powerful
lighting was installed in 1944 1945 ,
and beginning on V -E Day, the statue
was once again illuminated after
sunset . The lighting was for only a few
hours each evening , and it was not
until 1957 that the statue was
illuminated every night , all night .[ 108 ]
In 1946 , the interior of the statue
within reach of visitors was coated
with a special plastic so that graffiti
could be washed away . [107 ]
In 1956 , an act of Congress officially
renamed Bedloe 's Island as Liberty
Island, a change advocated by
Bartholdi generations earlier. The act
also mentioned the efforts to found
an American Museum of Immigration
on the island, which backers took as
federal approval of the project,
though the government was slow to
grant funds for it .[ 109 ] Nearby Ellis
Island was made part of the Statue of
Liberty National Monument by
proclamation of President Lyndon
Johnson in 1965 .[95 ] In 1972, the
immigration museum , in the statue's
base , was finally opened in a
ceremony led by President Richard
Nixon. The museum 's backers never
provided it with an endowment to
secure its future , and it closed in 1991
after the opening of an immigration
museum on Ellis Island .[82 ]
A powerful new lighting system was
installed in advance of the American
Bicentennial in 1976 . The statue was
the focal point for Operation Sail , a
regatta of tall ships from all over the
world that entered New York Harbor
on July 4 , 1976 , and sailed around
Liberty Island.[ 110 ] The day
concluded with a spectacular display
of fireworks near the statue.[ 111 ]
July 4 , 1986 : First Lady Nancy Reagan
( in red ) reopens the statue to the
public.
The statue was examined in great
detail by French and American
engineers as part of the planning for
its centennial in 1986. [112 ] In 1982 , it
was announced that the statue was in
need of considerable restoration .
Careful study had revealed that the
right arm had been improperly
attached to the main structure. It was
swaying more and more when strong
winds blew and there was a significant
risk of structural failure. In addition ,
the head had been installed 2 feet
(0 .61 m) off center, and one of the
rays was wearing a hole in the right
arm when the statue moved in the
wind . The armature structure was
badly corroded, and about two
percent of the exterior plates needed
to be replaced .[113 ] Although
problems with the armature had been
recognized as early as 1936 , when cast
iron replacements for some of the
bars had been installed , much of the
corrosion had been hidden by layers
of paint applied over the years. [114 ]
In May 1982, President Ronald Reagan
announced the formation of the
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island
Centennial Commission , led by
Chrysler Corporation chair Lee
Iacocca, to raise the funds needed to
complete the work .[ 115 ] Through its
fundraising arm , the Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. , the group
raised more than 350 million in
donations. [116 ] The Statue of Liberty
was one of the earliest beneficiaries of
a cause marketing campaign. A 1983
promotion advertised that for each
purchase made with an American
Express card , the company would
contribute one cent to the renovation
of the statue . The campaign generated
contributions of 1. 7 million to the
restoration project .[ 117 ]
In 1984 , the statue was closed to the
public for the duration of the
renovation . Workers erected
scaffolding that obscured the statue
from view. Liquid nitrogen was used
to remove layers of paint that had
been applied to the interior of the
copper skin over decades , leaving two
layers of coal tar , originally applied to
plug leaks and prevent corrosion .
Blasting with baking soda powder
removed the tar without further
damaging the copper .[118 ] The
restorers ' work was hampered by the
asbestos -based substance that
Bartholdi had used (ineffectively, as
inspections showed ) to prevent
galvanic corrosion. Workers within the
statue had to wear protective gear,
dubbed moon suits , with self -
contained breathing circuits .[ 119 ]
Larger holes in the copper skin were
repaired , and new copper was added
where necessary.[ 120 ] The
replacement skin was taken from a
copper rooftop at Bell Labs , which
had a patina that closely resembled
the statue' s; in exchange, the
laboratory was provided some of the
old copper skin for testing.[ 121 ] The
torch , found to have been leaking
water since the 1916 alterations , was
replaced with an exact replica of
Bartholdi 's unaltered torch .[122 ]
Consideration was given to replacing
the arm and shoulder ; the National
Park Service insisted that they be
repaired instead .
The entire armature was replaced . The
puddled iron bars used by Eiffel were
gradually removed . The new bars that
attach to the pylon are made of low -
carbon corrosion- resistant stainless
steel. The bars that now hold the
staples next to the skin are made of
Ferralium, an alloy that bends slightly
and returns to its original shape as the
statue moves.[ 124 ] To prevent the ray
and arm making contact , the ray was
realigned by several degrees. [125 ] The
lighting was again replaced night -
time illumination now comes from
metal halide lamps that send beams
of light to particular parts of the
pedestal or statue , showing off
various details .[126 ] Access to the
pedestal , which had been through a
nondescript entrance built in the
1960 s, was renovated to create a wide
opening framed by a set of
monumental bronze doors with
designs symbolic of the renovation .
[127 ] A modern elevator was installed,
allowing handicapped access to the
observation area of the pedestal. [128 ]
An emergency elevator was installed
within the statue, reaching up to the
level of the shoulder .[ 129 ]
July 3 6, 1986 , was designated
Liberty Weekend , marking the
centennial of the statue and its
reopening . President Reagan presided
over the rededication , with French
President Franois Mitterrand in
attendance. July 4 saw a reprise of
Operation Sail ,[130 ] and the statue
was reopened to the public on July 5 .
[131 ] In Reagan' s dedication speech ,
he stated, We are the keepers of the
flame of liberty; we hold it high for the
world to see .[ 130 ]
Following the September 11 attacks ,
the statue and Liberty Island were
immediately closed to the public. The
island reopened at the end of 2001 ,
while the pedestal and statue
remained off -limits . The pedestal
reopened in August 2004 ,[131 ] but
the National Park Service announced
that visitors could not safely be given
access to the statue due to the
difficulty of evacuation in an
emergency . The Park Service adhered
to that position through the
remainder of the Bush administration.
[132 ] New York Congressman
Anthony D . Weiner made the statue' s
reopening a personal crusade. [133 ]
On May 17 , 2009 , President Barack
Obama's Secretary of the Interior, Ken
Salazar , announced that as a special
gift to America, the statue would be
reopened to the public as of July 4 ,
but that only a limited number of
people would be permitted to ascend
to the crown each day .[ 132 ] The
statue is scheduled to close in late
2011 for nine months to a year so a
secondary staircase can be installed to
aid in emergency evacuation.
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smam 1.06.11 - 06:06am
great work bhai *
dilkush 2.06.11 - 07:16pm
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dilkush 2.06.11 - 07:32pm
Architectural Beauty..
100th posting by me 
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raees.k 2.06.11 - 07:50pm
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