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AUROVILLE
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UNESCO sponsored world's first international town near
Pondichery in Tamil Nadu named after Aurobindo Ghose. The town with an area
of 15sq. miles and a population of 50,000 will be a self-supporting township
having gour zones, viz., cultural, industrial, residential and
international. It was inaugurated on February 28,1963.
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ABU SIMBAL (U.S.A.)
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A monument executed by UNSCO in Egypt, the famous temple at Nybia (Egypt) was
facing submergence as result of the construction of Aswan Dam. UNSCO has
reconstructed it at a cost of 36 million dollars and was inaugurated on
12th Sept. 1968.
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ADAM'S BRIDGE
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Sand and rock bridge between Sri
Lanka and India. Legent has is that was
constructed by Lord Rama when he was in invade Lanka of Ravana.
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ALICE SPRINGS (Australia)
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Spring with medicinal properties.
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BIG BEN
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Name given to the big clock of the British Parliament
building.
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BILLING'S GATE
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London
fish market. As a term, it means foul language.
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DODOMA
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This is going to be the new capital of Tanzania in
place of Dar-es-Salam.
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EIFFEL
TOWER
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985 feet high tower in Paris build by Gustav Effel in 1887-89 at
a cost of 2,00,000
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ELBA
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An isolated island in the Meduterranean Sea,
where Napoleon was exiled in 1841.
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ELLORA
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Famous for rock-pruned Kailash
Temple (Aurangabad)
in Maharashtra. An exquisite piece of
Dravidian art. Ellora cave temples, 34 in number, present a blend of caves
representing Buddhism and Jainism constructed in 8th century A.D.
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ELYSEE
PALACE
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Official residence of the President of France. It was
the venue of Paris Peace parleys on Vietnam.
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EMPIRE
STATE BUILDING
(U.S.A)
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World's one of the loftiest structures. It has 103
storeys and a height of 1200 feet.
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ESCURIAL
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One of the longest palaces in Spain.
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