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Bahai Temple, Delhi
A gorgeous building in the shape of a blossoming lotus flower. The Bahai sect preach a doctrine of tolerance for all religions, a single world language and world peace. Nice. |
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Qutb Minar
Stretching 73 metres skyward this towering erection commemorates the arrival of Islam in India and the conquest of the final Hindu kingdom in 1183. |
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Cliffhanger
Dicing with death, dare-devil Magnus ('I do all my own stunts') Campbell hangs precariously above a bottomless abyss. Crowds of attractive and virginal local lovelies gasp with concern at every potentially fatal, yet dashing, manoeuvre. |
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The Red Fort of Delhi
A Monument to the peak of Mughal power, Shah Jahan created this giant sandstone fort as the capital of his empire. Unfortunately the emperor didn't reckon on his own son, Aurangzeb incarcerating his dad in Agra Fort, where he remained under lock and key until his dying day. The old boy should have known - Shah Jahan had bumped off all his male relatives as a young man so like father like son! |
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Jama Masjid
The biggest mosque in India and Shah Jahan's follow-up to the Taj Mahal. |
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Fatehpur Sikri Never let it be said, in our sometimes whirlwind journey across Asia, that we did not take time to stop and smell the flowers! This ancient capital was planned as a seat of religious tolerance by Akbar. Unfortunately they forgot to build near a water source - doh! - and it was abandoned a few years later. |
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Local Pride
Here young Fatehpur locals show pride in their heritage by getting some serious graffiti in. |
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The Taj Mahal
The greatest monument to love ever made or the biggest cliche of all time? Regardless of the hype Shah Jahan's greatest architectural exuberance is mind-numbingly beautiful, a study in perfect symmetry - we could sit and soak it in all day. |
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Do you think anyone will notice if I take this with me?
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An engaging shot
As the dying rays of the sun struck the semi-translucent marble of the Taj, Magnus debuted a new song, written just for Cheryl. It had to be sung a capella as the armed forces guarding the Taj had confiscated his guitar, claiming (possibly with some justification) that it was a potentially offensive weapon. Nevertheless, the tune rang true, Cheryl tearfully assented, the clouds parted and scores of angels sang out hosannas from the skies. Result - we're engaged to be married! (p.s. err...actually, I kind of made up the 'hosannas' bit). |
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