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Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar is located at Delhi, Jaipur,

Varanasi, Mathura and Ujjain. It is an
astronomical observatory built by Maharaja

Sawai Jai Singh-II in 1724, in Delhi.

Jantar Mantar

* India is a country of ancient buildings, temples and monuments.
* The Taj Mahal located at Agra in Uttar Pradesh is said to be one of the Seven

Wonders of the World.
* The Qutub Minar is the highest stone tower in India. It is 72 metres high
monument built of red sandstone.

* The Golden Temple or the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar is the holiest shrine
of the Sikh religion.

* The Charminar is a splendid piece of architecture located in Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh.

* Jantar Mantar is located at Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, Mathura and Ujjain.

* Hawa Mahal has 593 windows in it.

A. Answer the following questions.
1. What are historical monuments?

2. Which structure is called a dream in marble? What do you know about it?

3. Where is Charminar? Who built it?

4. What do you know about the Golden Temple?

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. India is a country of _____________________ , ___________________________ .

2. Most historical _____________________ are huge structures.

3. The Taj Mahal is located at __________________ , in __________________ .

4. The Golden Temple or the Harmandir Sahib is in ___________________ .

5. Hawa Mahal has _____________________ windows in it.

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