Akshardham is a Hindu Temple Complex in Delhi

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Akshardham is a Hindutemple complex in Delhi, India. It was inaugurated inNovember2005 by the President of India,Abdul Kalam, the Prime Minister,Manmohan

Singh, andPramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader ofBAPS- the organization

responsible for the creation of Akshardham. Sitting on the banks of theYamunaRiver,

adjacent to the proposed Commonwealth Games village, the complex features a large

monument, crafted entirely of stone, permanent exhibitions onBhagwan SwaminarayanandHinduism, an IMAX cinema, musical fountain, and large landscaped gardens.
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Jama Masjid of Delhi is the principal mosqueofOld Delhi in India. Commissioned by

the Mughal EmperorShah Jahanand completed in the year1656AD, it is one of thelargest and best known mosques in India. It is also at the beginning of a very busy and

popular street/center inOld Delhi,Chandni Chowk. (There are alsoJama Masjidsin

many other cities with a history ofIslamic rule, or largeMuslim populations.)
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Brihadeeswarar (also spelled Brihadeshvara Temple orBirhadeeshwara temple)

,originally called as Peruvudaiyar Koil in Tamil, is an ancientHindu temple located at

Thanjavurin the state ofTamil Nadu, India. This 10th centuryCE temple, part of theUNESCOWorld Heritage Site "Great Living Chola Temples", is a prominent example of

the Dravidian style oftemplearchitecture. The central temple known as thePeriya Kovil

(Big Temple) stands within a fort, whose walls were later additions built during the 16th

century. The nameperiya kovilcame from its original name "periya aavudayar kovil"(aavudayarbeing a local name of Lord Shiva). The vimana(main tower) of the temple is

approximately 65 m (215 ft) high and is the tallest in the world. It was so designed that

the vimana never casts a shadow at noon during any period of the year.
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Hoysala architecture is the distinctive building style developed under the rule of theHoysala Empire in the region known today asKarnataka, India, between the 11th and the

14th centuries. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century, when it dominated

the Southern Deccan Plateau region. Large and small temples built during this era remainas examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Temple at

Belur, the Hoysaleswara Templeat Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple atSomanathapura.Other examples of fine Hoysala craftmanship are the temples atBelavadi,Amrithapura,Hosaholalu andNuggehalli. Study of the Hoysala architectural style has revealed a

negligible Indo-Aryan influence while the impact of Southern Indian style is more

distinct.
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The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered as the finest example ofMughal

architecture, a style that combines elements fromPersian, Turkish,Indian, and Islamicarchitectural styles. In 1983, Taj Mahal became a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site and was

cited as "the jewel ofMuslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpiecesof the world's heritage.

While the white domedmarble mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integratedcomplex of structures and were completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is

generally considered as the principal designer of Taj Mahal.
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Akshardham is a Hindu Temple Complex in Delhi