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Question
Look at the Figure given below How could that building be constructed faster today?
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Solution
Such buildings were usually constructed as a matter of pride in the old days. It was very difficult to construct them but they were made possible with the help of skilled masons and labourers. Such buildings took a very long time and a number of labourers to be constructed. But now as technologies have advanced, we have many facilities, equipments, tools which can construct huge buildings very easily and in less time.
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