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Sunken museum at Humayun's Tomb site in Delhi to be inaugurated on July 29
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunken museum at Humayun's Tomb site in Delhi to be inaugurated on July 29

The Hindu  

The country's first sunken museum at the Humayun Tomb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Delhi is all set to be inaugurated on Monday. Work began on the construction of the country's first sunken museum at the iconic 16th-century tomb here in April 2015. Using cutting-edge technology, the iconic museum in south Delhi also meticulously recreates the timeline of …

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Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi set to open on Aug 1
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi set to open on Aug 1

Hindustan Times  

Over 700 artefacts, and five large galleries visually narrating the life and journey of Mughal emperor Humayun, the sunken museum at Humayun’s Tomb, spread across a sprawling 100,000 square feet, is all set to open for the public from August 1, after its formal inauguration by culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on July 29. The museum is a facility of …

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How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol - The Hindu
1 year, 6 months ago

How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol - The Hindu

The Hindu  

A letter to the Prime Minister’s Office by noted danseuse Padma Subrahmanyam set off meticulous research into the Sengol, which would lead to the installation of the golden sceptre in the new Parliament building when it is inaugurated on May 28. Sources in the Culture Ministry said that Dr. Subrahmanyam had quoted an article in the Tamil magazine Thuglak which …

Indian Tamil Sengol
Art Special: what the tombstone caption hides
1 year, 10 months ago

Art Special: what the tombstone caption hides

Live Mint  

An object of Indian origin is on display at a museum in a distant land with a changing tombstone caption. Tombstone caption is museum-speak for the core details of an art object—title, maker, date of making, materiality, the museum’s reference for it. However, the late Martand Singh, a great fount of information on princely India’s material culture, had once mentioned …

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Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam writes to ASI for repair of finial that got damaged in thunderstorm
2 years, 6 months ago

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam writes to ASI for repair of finial that got damaged in thunderstorm

Firstpost  

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari described the rampaging storm in Delhi as something he had ’never seen’ in his entire life New Delhi: A day after the finial of the main dome of the historic Jama Masjid in the national capital was damaged and dislodged in a fierce thunderstorm, its Shahi Imam wrote to the Archaeological Survey of …

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Delhi rains: Jama Masjid dome damaged in evening storm
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi rains: Jama Masjid dome damaged in evening storm

Firstpost  

Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that two people were injured by stones as they became loose and fell down from one of the minarets and other parts of the mosque New Delhi: The historic Jama Masjid had its finial broken and suffered other damage in a storm that was accompanied by heavy rains in Delhi on …

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Baoen Temple Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu province
2 years, 8 months ago

Baoen Temple Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu province

China Daily  

Construction of the Baoen Temple was initiated during the Three Kingdoms by Sun Quan, founder of the Wu Kingdom, to express his gratitude to his mother. The Baoen Temple Pagoda covers an area over 870 square meters and stands 76 meters high. With a history for more than 1,400 years, the Baoen Temple Pagoda was fully established during the 6th …

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Yingxian County Wooden Pagoda, Shanxi province
2 years, 8 months ago

Yingxian County Wooden Pagoda, Shanxi province

China Daily  

Also known as the Sakyamuni Pagoda, the ancient structure stands some 67 meters high in the Fogong Temple in Yingxian county, North China’s Shanxi province. The Yingxian County Wooden Pagoda is located in Yingxian county, Shanxi province. In 2016, the Guinness World Records List included it as the world-tallest wooden pagoda Completely built in a mortise-and-tenon structure without a single …

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