Largest Minar in India

Qutab Minar:Largest Minar in India

Qutab Minar, the 239ft sandstone tower is an Indo-Islamic architectural wonder of ancient India. This magnificent tower of victory stands in the Qutab Complex located at Aurabindo Marg, near Mehrauli, 14 Km south of Connaught place in Delhi.

The complex has a number of other important monuments- the gateway built in 1310, the Alai Darwaza, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque; one of the oldest existing mosques in India, the tombs of Altamish, Alauddin Khalji and Imam Zamin; the 2000 year old 7m high Iron Pillar- the Alai Minar; another tower 27m high, the Madrasa or School, great screen of Qutbuddin Aibak in the mosque etc.

King Qutubuddin Aibak of Slave dynasty laid the foundation of the Qutab Minar in 1199, adjoining the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, to proclaim  the victory of Islam, after the defeat of the last Hindu kingdom in Delhi. It was the Afghan, Muhammad of Ghur who ousted the last Hindu king Prithviraj Chauhan in AD 1192, but he returned to his country leaving Qutbuddin Aibak as his viceroy. In 1206, on his masters death, Aibak crowned himself as the Sultan of Delhi.

Largest dome in India

Gol Gumbaz:Largest dome in India

Gol Gumbaz, situated in Bijapur district of Karnataka, is the largest dome in India. Gol Gumbaz has a diameter of 124 feet and is the second largest dome in the world, next only to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The dome was built by Muhammad Adil Shah in the year 1656. It has a floor area of 1700 m2 and a height of 51 m. The walls of the structure are 3 m. thick. The dome contains tombs of Muhammad Adil Shah, his two wives, his mistress, his daughter and grandson. Gol Gumbaz is an architectural wonder as it stands unsupported by pillars. The most remarkable feature of Gol Gumbaz is its acoustical system. Even the faintest whisper around the dome echoes several times.

The Longest Dam in India

Hirakud Dam:The Longest Dam in India

Hirakud Dam built on Mahanadi River is the longest dam in India. The overall length of the main dam is 4.8 km, and the total length is 25.8km with dam and dykes taken together. The dam is about 15 km upstream of Sambalpur town in State of Orissa and was the first post independence major multipurpose river valley project in India. The dam irrigates 436000 ha of CCA in Mahanadi delta and has an installed capacity of 307.5 MW. Hirakud Dam is a composite structure of Earth, Concrete and Masonry. Hirakud Dam intercepts 83400 sq. km (32200 sq miles) of Mahanadi catchments. It has a reservoir spread of 743 sq km at full reservoir level and the reservoir has a storage of 5818 M. Cum with gross of 8136 M Cum.

The Largest Mosque of India

Jama Masjid:The Largest Mosque of India

Jama Masjid the biggest mosque of India was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1656.Its original name is Masjid-i-Jahanama means Mosque commanding a view of the world.The Jama Masjid is constructed on a high platform with three onion shaped domes adorned with black stripes. It has four minarets in four corners. Its courtyard has a reservoir of water in the center. To the east Jama Masjid faces the Red Fort.It has 3 gateways 4 towers and 2 minars with alternate strips of red sandstone and marble.

The structure was placed on a high platform so that its magnificent facade would be visible from all around.

  

  

The main courtyard of the mosque is 408 square feet and paved with red stone.This courtyard can gather as many as 10,000 people at a time. The measurement of the mosque is 65 m X 35 m while the courtyard is forms an area of 100 n square. The mosque has the capacity to hold as many as 25,000 devotees. 

The main prayer hall on the west is decorated by a series of high cusped arches, which stand on 260 pillars. These pillars support 15 marble domes at various elevations. 

The premises of the south minaret are 1076 sq ft wide where the people assemble for the namaaz. The cost for building the mosque was approximately 10 lakh, or र1 million. It was the replica of the Moti Masjid at Red Fort in Agra.

The Highest Dam of India

Bhakra Dam:The Highest Dam of India

BHAKRA DAM: Situated at Bhakra village of Bilaspur, about 13 km upstream from Nangal township, it is one of the highest straight gravity dams in the world. The lake is about 90 km long covering an area of about 168 sq km of which 90 percent is in Bilaspur and 10 percent in Una district. The dam was dedicated to nation by late Pt. JwaharLal Nehru on November 20th, 1963. The view of vast dam and green jungles around is fascinating indeed.

A SYMBOL OF DEVELOPMENT: - Soon after India's independence from British colonial rule 50 years ago, its first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, described the country's many ambitious industrial projects as the ''temples of modern India''.

Among the 'temples' bequeathed to the nation by Nehru was the Giant Bhakra Nangal Dam in northern India. One of the largest in the world, it became a symbol of the aspirations of developing countries worldwide.

Now these giant Indian dam projects are a symbol of a focal points of one of the developing world's largest and best organized campaigns in defense of the millions of ordinary people who have been -- and are being -- displaced by these schemes.

Currently, there are some 23 large dams in India -- either completed or being built. Work on three of these have been stopped and in eight others where work is under progress. 

The longest tributary river of India

Yamuna:The longest tributary river of India

Yamuna also called Jamuna is the longest tributary river in India .This river originates from the Yamunotri Glacier  which is at the height of 6,387 meters it travel along the south western parts of Banderpooch peaks situated in the lower Himalayas .It covers a distance of 1,376km with a drainage system of 366,233 kilometer sq.

 On the way it passes through many of the states such as Uttar pradesh,Haryana,Uttarakhand ,Delhi and Himachal Praadesh.It travels along several other tributaries on its way such as Tons,the longest and the largest tributary,Chambal which is followed by Sindh, Ken, and the Betwa. The biggest advantage of this tributary is that, it is creating a highly fertile alluvial,  Doab  between Ganga and Yamuna in the Indo-Gangetic plain. Nearly 57 million  people living on its bank are dependent on the Yamuna waters for their daily economic activities. This river fulfill the need of  more than 70 per cent of Delhi’s water supplies. Just like the Ganges, the Yamuna  is also highly venerated in Hinduism and is worshiped as the goddess Yamuna.In the Hindu mythology.

Longest highway of India

National Highway 7: Longest highway in India

National Highway 7, also known as NH 7, is a major North-South National Highway in India.This highway runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

This highway connects several important Indian cities such as Varanasi, Rewa, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Salem, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Madurai. It is officially listed as running over 2,369 km (1,472 mi) from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.A major stretch of NH 7 from Lakhnadon to Kanyakumari (1,828 km (1,136 mi)) has been selected as a part of the North-South Corridor by the National Highways Development Project.