Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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Ajanta

The Ajanta caves which are ranked among the wonders of the world were discovered accidentally in 1816 by British soldiers while on a hunt. The 29 caves scooped out of a steep cliff by Buddhist monks with nothing more than chisel and pickaxe are decorated with breathtaking drawings done in glorious colour.
The paintings depicts scenes from the life of Buddha and stories from the Jatakas.
The caves were built over a period of time extending from 200 BC to 700 AD. Then they were deserted and lay forgotten for centuries till their re-discovery in 1816.

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Last updated on :8/11/2005