Tourism

Timeline on Tourism Industry

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  • Jan 1, 1345

    Notre-Dame de Paris

    Notre-Dame de Paris
    The foundation stone was laid by Pope Alexander III in 1163.
    The interior of the cathedral is 157 feet (48 mtr) in plan, and the roof is 115 feet (35 mtr) high. Two massive early Gothic towers (1210–50) crown the western facade, which is divided into three stories, which are 223 feet (68 mtr) high.The cathedral’s three great rose windows alone retain their 13th-century glass. At the east end, the apse has large clerestory windows (added 1235–70) and is supported by single-arch flying buttresses.

  • TAJ MAHAL

    TAJ MAHAL
    The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to immortalize his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is located on the bank of the Yamuna River in a vast Mughal garden that encompasses nearly 17 hectares,in Agra District in Uttar Pradesh. For its construction, masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers’ other artisans were requisitioned from the whole of the empire and from the Central Asia and Iran. Us tad-Ahmad Lahori was the main architect of the Taj Mahal.

  • STATUE OF LIBERTY- NEW YORK

    STATUE OF LIBERTY- NEW YORK
    Proposed by a french historian.It is 93 meters high. It represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet with the date of Declaration of Independence in her left. The site was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1984. It is built for celebrating the friendship of the peoples of the United States and France. It was a gift from France people to US.

  • EIFFEL TOWER- PARIS

    EIFFEL TOWER- PARIS
    Proposed by Alexandre Eiffel.The Eiffel Tower is 324 meters tall. Construction of the Eiffel Tower costed around $1.5 million. It was originally intended as a temporary exhibit and was almost torn down.In 1910 French military used for wireless communication with ships in Atlantic ocean during World War I.The tower has around 120 antennas that broadcasts radio and television signals throughout the capital city. It is known as Marvel of precision and record speed project of that time.

  • SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

    SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
    The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre at Sydney harbour in Sydney, New south wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings. It was designed by Danish architect Jorn Oberg Utzon but completed by an Australian architectural team headed up by Peter Hall.. The building covers 4.4 acres of land and is 183 m long and 120 m wide at its widest point. It is supported on 588 concrete piers sunk as much as 25 m (82 ft) below sea level.

  • COLOSSEUM PURPOSE: It’s a gift to Roman Citizens. The main purpose was to build a permanent arena in the centre of Ancient Rome for staging various forms of entertainment.

    COLOSSEUM PURPOSE: It’s a gift to Roman Citizens. The main purpose was to build a permanent arena in the centre of Ancient Rome for staging various forms of entertainment.
    The colosseum known as the Flavian Amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. It was largest built at that time and fetch 50000 spectators. The construction was started at 70 AD and officially opened in 80 ADS nearly took around 8 years to build. It had 80 entries and exits out of which only 76 doors were meant for ordinary citizens and rest of other were used by intended emperors, politicians and religious authorities. The Colosseum was beginning and built by Vespasian. Titus.

  • Akshardham, Gandhinagar

    Akshardham, Gandhinagar
    Akshardham is showing glimpse of Hinduism and traditional values through various exhibitions and multimedia water shows. This Monument is spread in 23-acre land started to build in 1979, inauguration of it is organised on 19 Nov. 1992.
    It have various Mandap, Exhibitions, Abhishek, Water show and gardens with various themes. BAPS's head HDH Pramukh Swami had built this temple under their devine guidance, with the Object to spread harmony, happiness and art and cultural awareness in people.

  • BURJ KHALIFA.The purpose of Burj Khalifa serves a mixed-use development as Home, Hotel or Offices which connects directly to the Dubai Mall

    BURJ KHALIFA.The purpose of Burj Khalifa serves a mixed-use development as Home, Hotel or Offices which connects directly to the Dubai Mall
    The construction of building started in 2004 and completed in 2009 but it was officially opened on 4th January ,2010. Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The main contractors who executed the building project was Samsung C&T Corporation. It is the tallest skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates of 828 mts. Apart from the tallest building in the world, the total spent amount for the construction of building also strikes a height which was 1.5 billion US$.

  • The “SABARMATI RIVERFRONT” Reconnecting Ahmedabad to its River Image source:

    The “SABARMATI RIVERFRONT” Reconnecting Ahmedabad to its River Image source:
    Sabarmati river has been considered as the lifeline of the city Ahmedabad. The Sabarmati Riverfront project is started in order to promote tourism, environmental preservation and social support to slum.This project was considered among the 100 top most innovative project in the world as the main aim was urban regeneration and environmental improvement initiative by leading international advisory firm KMPG. The work started in 2005 by AMC
    and completed on 16th Oct. 2013.

  • The “STATUE OF UNITY” (Sardar Vallabbhai Patel)

    The “STATUE OF UNITY” (Sardar Vallabbhai Patel)
    The “SOU” is a tribute endeavor to the Iron man of India “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel” for his key contribution in the India Independence. He was the first Home minister of India and the main supporter of Gandhi in the peaceable movement of India independence. It is the world’s tallest statue with an iconic height of 182 meters. It was started in 2013 by L&T and ended on 30th Oct., 2018. It was inaugurated by PM Modi on 31 Oct., 18.