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Question
Make a list of sites from our State that are included in the World Heritage Sites. Try to visit one of them. Write the importance of that World Heritage Site. Also, write your impression of it in your notebook.
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Solution
- World Heritage Sites in our state (Maharashtra) are:
a. Ajanta Caves
b. Ellora Caves
c. Elephanta Caves
d. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) e.
Western Ghats - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) is the prime railway station of Mumbai. It is a classic example of a perfect blend of the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Indian architecture. The building was designed by a British architect F. W. Stevens, over a period of 10 years, from 1878 onwards. The structure is filled with carvings of local species of animals, flora and fauna, symbols, arched tympana, portrait roundels of human faces, and stone mesh works on the decorated rose windows. The two columns at the entrance gates are crowned – one with a lion (representing Great Britain) and the other with a tiger (representing India). The main structure is built with limestone and sandstone. I was awestruck when I looked at the magnificent structure. The beauty of the place leaves you amazed. The aura of the entire place, the liveliness and the salty breeze add to grandness of the terminus. It felt as if I was taken back into the colonial era.
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