VENTURE BOUND City a story of lost greatness

From: Columbia Daily Tribune | Date: June 18, 2006| Author: WAYNE ANDERSON | Copyright information

Last week's travel page had a story: "Taj Mahal not Agra's only sight, India says." It was a story about Fatehpur Sikri, a ghost town that was once the capital of the Mughal Empire, which in the 1500s covered almost the entire Indian subcontinent. To celebrate his achievements, Emperor Akbar as the seat of his government chose this spot, naming it Fatehpur Sikri, the City of Victory.

The story reminded me of my visit to this World Heritage site more than 20 years ago when it was dif...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

VENTURE BOUND City a story of lost greatness
Columbia Daily Tribune ; Last week's travel page had a story: "Taj Mahal not Agra's only sight, India says." It was a story about Fatehpur Sikri, a ghost town that was once the capital of the Mughal Empire, which in the 1500s covered almost the entire Indian subcontinent. To celebrate his achievements, Emperor Akbar as the
DESTINATIONS
Daily Breeze ; ... Mahal will be renovated to include landscaped gardens. SMOKE DETRACTORS Depending on your persuasion, this may or may not be good news if you have travel plans to Quebec and Ontario: On May 31, it became illegal to smoke in bars, restaurants, private clubs and ...
Pharmadule Emtunga AB wins NOK240m contract to build living quarters for the Kristin platform.(Brief Article)
Nordic Business Report ; NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-13 June 2002-Pharmadule Emtunga AB wins NOK240m contract to build living quarters for the Kristin platform (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD httpwww.m2.com The Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA said today (13 June) that it had awarded Swedish company Pharmadule Emtunga AB a
Festive flair for your living quarters
New Straits Times ; Festive flair for your living quarters Byline: K. Rahmah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets HOME furnishings store junkie K. RAHMAH is on cloud nine after stepping into Living Quarters, enamoured with its treasure trove of ideas for the festive season. The thing about home furnishing stores
Touch of Taj
The Malay Mail ; AGRA, the City of the heavily visited Taj Mahal - the 17th- century white-marbled, domed monument built by the emperor Shah Johan as a monument to his favorite wife - is about to be given a facelift in an attempt to attract tourists to its other two World Heritage sites, The Associated Press
READER HOLIDAYS; Take an enchanting trip to India.(Competitions/Offers)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) ; FOLLOW in the footsteps of the intrepid explorers of times gone by on this tour of India. There are so many wonders to behold on your journey of discovery and this fully-escorted tour (which includes all excursions) of northern India's golden triangle will enable you to experience such wonders as
Arts : Friel fans may not all approve of Living Quarters.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) ; The combination of author Brian Friel's name and a production by Dublin's famed Abbey Theatre, means Belfast's Lyric Theatre will be packed out for its week-long run of his 1977 work, Living Quarters. At one level, this is the old Friel, exploring his favourite theme, the disintegration of a
Living Quarters employees help hurricane Wilma victims.(Brief article)
Furniture-Today ; ... by industry companies and people that benefit their communities. Send photos and information for this feature to Jay McIntosh, news editor, Furniture/Today, P.O. Box 2754, High Point, N.C. 27261; fax (336) 605-1143; or e-mail $SPACE$jmcintosh@reedbusiness.com ...
SHAPING THE CITY; Unlearned Lessons About Developing Land That Shouldn't Be Developed
The Washington Post ; The recent series of Washington Post news articles about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers teaches a lesson that humans have trouble remembering: Don't fool with Mother Nature ...
More to city than Taj Mahal
Chicago Sun-Times ; NEW DELHI -- Agra, home to the world's most famous monument to love, is to be given a facelift to attract tourists to the ancient Indian city's other two World Heritage sites, the Tourism Ministry said. Most visitors come to Agra, just 130 miles from the capital New Delhi, to visit the Taj Mahal,