Picture of the Week #111 - Lakkar Wala Gumbad (16th Century AD)

Picture © Rohan A Singh This early Mughal Period monument was located originally in Azim Bagh and is today located in the Sunder Nursery, near the Sunderwala Burj and Sunderwala Mahal. The Aga Khan Trust restored the original design work of these monuments with the help of latest technologies and original materials...

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World Heritage Week - Nov 19 to Nov 25, 2014

From the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan to the destruction of the remains of the Mesopotamian civilization by ISIS, from the callous construction of the 1982 Asian Games Village over the ruins of the former city of Siri to the encroachment and vandalism by people of our monuments.. These are the issues and the mindsets which are attempt to be tackled during the World Heritage Week which is being celebrated from November 19 to...

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Picture of the Week #110 - View of the Gulf of Thailand

The Phraya Nakhon Cave is located at the Khao Sam Roi Yot Park National Park © Rohan A Sing...

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Picture of the Week #109 - Sunderwala Burj (16th Cent AD)

Picture © Rohan A Singh This beautiful 16th Century AD monument, a tomb, was extensively restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The salient feature of the monument is the magnificent plasterk on the interior of the dome, which was restored as it had deteriorated due to rainwater seeping from above. This monument is located in the Sunder Nursery near the Lakkar Wala Gumbad and Sunderwala Mahal. ...

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Picture of the Week #108 - Squid Stall at Cicada Market, Hua Hin

Picture © Rohan A Sing...

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