MAHABALESHWAR TEMPLE Subject : Art & Architecture Context: The Supreme Court Monday said the management of Gokarna Mahabaleshwar temple would be handed over to an oversight committee headed by former apex court judge Justice B.N. Srikrishna. Concept : The Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna is a 4th-century CE Hindu temple located in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada […]
SANCHI STUPA Subject : Art & Architecture Context : Built by emperor Ashoka, in the third century BC to accommodate the relics of Gautam Buddha, the Sanchi Stupa is taken into account one of the greatest surviving examples of Buddhist structure. Concept : Sanchi Stupa is a UNESCO world heritage site since 1989. […]
NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL Subject : ARCHITECTURE Context : The rector of Notre Dame said Friday that the burned-out Paris cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another “15 or 20 years.” Concept : Notre-Dame de Paris It is a medieval Catholic cathedral located on an island in Seine River […]
PURANA QUILA Subject: Architecture Context: Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has proposed a garden along the banks of the Yamuna near PuranaQila to mark 75 years of Independence. Concept: PuranaQila is built on the banks of river Yamuna and is the oldest fort of Delhi. It has been said that the fort was […]
RED FORT Subject : Architecture / Culture Context : Farmers protesting against new agriculture laws in India broke through police barricades around the capital and entered the grounds of Delhi’s historic Red Fort , in chaotic and violent scenes that overshadowed the country’s Republic Day celebrations. Concept : Red fort fuses architectural styles […]