KASHMIR - The heaven on earth...
"If there is paradise anywhere on earth, it is here"
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates and is considered to be the key for worship in the country.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art. His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque.
The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.
It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates.
As the country's grand mosque, it is the key place of worship for Friday gathering and Eid prayers. During Eid it can be visited by more than 40,000 people.
Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo in The Dubai Mall, is the holder of the Guinness World Record for the 'World's Largest Acrylic Panel' developed and operated by Oceanis Australia Group.
Its 750 mm thick acrylic viewing panel can withstand pressure of 10 million litres of water used in the aquarium, but its transparency gives visitors clear views of over 33,000 marine animals on display.
You can experience the largest Aquarium window in the world and walk through the 48 m Aquarium Tunnel on Ground Level, and explore the Rainforest, Rocky Shore and Living Ocean environments at the Underwater Zoo.
The Address Hotel is a supertall hotel and residential skyscraper in the Burj Dubai Development Area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The tower is another supertall structure in the massive development named Downtown Dubai, which includes the centerpiece supertall building, the Burj Khalifa.The tower was topped out in April 2008, becoming the 6th-tallest building in Dubai and the 36th-tallest in the world.
The 5* hotel and residential compound features 196 rooms and 626 serviced apartments.
An outdoor observation deck, named At the Top, opened on 5 January 2010 on the 124th floor.
At 452m (1,483 ft), it was the highest observation deck in the world and the highest outdoor observation deck in the world when it opened.
Tuesday 28 April 2015
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a grand tourer car jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive, built in Portsmouth.
The Mercedes-Benz SLR was inspired by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé of 1955, which was a modified Mercedes-Benz W196S race car.
It was introduced on 17 November 2003 and saw a production run of over six years.
On 4 April 2008, Mercedes announced it would discontinue the SLR.
The last of the coupés rolled off the production line at the end of 2009 and the roadster version was dropped in early 2010.
SLR stands for "Sport Leicht Rennsport" (Sport Light Racing).
The New Delhi World Book Fair, held in Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, is India's oldest book fair.It was inaugurated by V. V. Giri, then President of India.This annual event takes place in early February, and is organized by the National Book Trust (NBT), India.
Apart from publication, NBT promotes national readership policies and also supports the growing markets of neighbouring countries.
The National Centre for Children's Literature (NCCL), a wing of NBT organizes events for children in the Children's pavilion to promote children's literature and the national 'Readers Club' movement.
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