Saturday, November 12, 2011

Most Famous Monuments


Most Famous Landmarks and Cultural Monuments in the World: Most Famous Monuments

Everybody knows the most famous landmarks in the world, you can name it, or?
Anyhow, on the next pages you will find some if not all most famous landmarks and monuments around the world as well as some not everybody knows.
Each of these cultural icons is a symbol with various meanings, it may represent an epoch, an area, a belief, a culture, a country or a city.
Click on the image to see the monument's description and a satellite view of the site.

 

 Monument Continent 
 Pyramids of Giza
 
Giza Pyramid and the Great Sphinx near Cairo,Egypt
The pyramids are a symbol of the high culture of dynastic ancient Egypt.
 
Africa 
   
   
 Taj Mahal
 
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Taj Mahal is a monument of love, and a symbol for India.
 
Asia 
   
     
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Stonehenge, Wiltshire county, UK
the world's most famous prehistoric monument. People around the world consider it as a sacred site and they associate the ceremonial place with the super natural world.
  
Europe 
   
   
 Chinese Great Wall
 
Great Wall of China (长城)China
The Long Wall is really an amazing landmark and today the most celebrated symbol of China. In pre modern times the Great Wall was also recognized as a symbol of the futility and cruelty of the first emperor's political and military ambitions.
 
Asia 
   
     
 Angkor Wat
 
Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor was the ancient capital of the Khmer empire, in western Cambodia and one of the world's greatest cultural treasures, today the national symbol of the country,
 
Asia 
   
   
 Acropolis of Athens
 
Acropolis of AthensAthensGreece
The Acropolis of Athens can be seen as a symbol for the Ancient Greek World, the classical period of the Hellenic civilization.
 
Europe 
   
   
 Colosseum in Rome
 
ColosseumRomeItaly
The Flavian Amphitheater is an iconic symbol for Rome the 'Eternal City' as well as for the civilization of the Imperial Roman Empire.
 
Europe 
   
   
 Potala Palace
 
Potala PalaceLhasaTibet
The Potala Palace at the peak of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill" is the symbol of Lhasa (sacred land), a treasure of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts.
 
Asia 
   
   
 Statue_of_Liberty
 
Statue of LibertyNew York CityUSA
The Statue of Liberty, since 1924 a National Monument, is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
 
The Americas 

he 15th Lok Sabha of India came into being on 21st May 2009 with the oath taking ceremony of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with other 14 cabinet ministers. Prime minister extended his council of ministers by inducting a number of more ministers to it. Here is the list of portfolio of Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State with independent charges and State Minister: 


Prime Minister and Council of Ministers - India


Serial Number
Portfolio
Name of Minister
1
Prime Minister and also In-Charge of the Ministries/Departments viz:
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Ministry of Planning
Ministry of Water Resources
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
2
Minister of Finance
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
3
Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
Shri Sharad Pawar
4
Minister of Defence
Shri A.K. Antony
5
Minister of Home Affairs
Shri P. Chidambaram
6
Minister of Railways
Km. Mamata Banerjee
7
Minister of External Affairs
Shri S.M. Krishna
8
Minister of Steel
Shri Virbhadra Singh
9
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh
10
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
11
Minister of Power
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde
12
Minister of Law and Justice
Shri M. Veerappa Moily
13
Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Dr. Farooq Abdullah
14
Minister of Urban Development
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
15
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Shri Kamal Nath
16
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
Shri Vayalar Ravi
17
Minister of Textiles
Shri Dayanidhi Maran
18
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Shri Murli Deora
19
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Smt. Ambika Soni
20
Minister of Labour and Employment
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
21
Minister of Human Resource Development, 
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Shri Kapil Sibal
22
Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
Shri B.K. Handique
23
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Shri Anand Sharma
25
Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj
Shri C.P. Joshi
26
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Culture
Kum. Selja
27
Minister of Tourism
Shri Subodh Kant Sahay
28
Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Dr. M.S. Gill
29
Minister of Shipping
Shri G.K. Vasan
30
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences
Shri Pawan K. Bansal
31
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Mukul Wasnik
32
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Shri Kantilal Bhuria
33
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shri M.K. Alagiri
34
Ministry of Coal
Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal
35
Ministry of Water Resources & Ministry of Minority Affairs
Shri Salman Khursheed
36
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Shri Praful Patel
Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Serial Number
Portfolio
Name of Minister
1
Ministry Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Professor K.V. Thomas
3
Ministry of Women & Child Development
Smt. Krishna Tirath
4
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Shri Jairam Ramesh
5
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Shri Ajay Maken
6
Ministry of Steel
Shri Beni Prasad Verma
7
Ministry of Mines
Shri Dinsha J. Patel
Ministers of State
1
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shri Srikant Jena
2
Ministry of External Affairs
Shri E. Ahamed
3
Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri Mullappally Ramachandran
4
Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Shri V. Narayansamy
5
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Shri JyotiradityaScindia
6
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Smt. D. Purandeswari
7
Ministry of Railways
Shri K.H. Muniyappa
8
Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri Ajay Maken
9
Ministry of Textiles
Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi
10
Ministry of Finance
Shri Namo Narain Meena
11
Ministry of Defence
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
12
Ministry of Urban Development
Shri Saugata Ray
13
Ministry of Finance
Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
14
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Jitin Prasad
15
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Shri A. Sai Prathap
16
Ministry of External Affairs
Smt. Preneet Kaur
17
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Shri Gurdas Kamat
18
Ministry of Agriculture & Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Shri Harish Rawat
19
Ministry of Railways
Shri Bharatsinh Solanki
20
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Bharatsinh Solanki
21
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Shri Mahadev S. Khandela
22
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Shri Dinesh Trivedi
23
Ministry of Rural Development
Shri Sisir Adhikari
24
Ministry of Tourism
Shri Sultan Ahmed
25
Ministry of Shipping
Shri Mukul Roy
26
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Shri Mohan Jatua
27
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri D. Napoleon
28
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan
29
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Shri S. Gandhiselvan
30
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary
31
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Shri Sachin Pilot
32
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Shri Arun Yadav
33
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
34
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Shri R.P.N. Singh
35
Ministry of External Affairs
Shri Shashi Tharoor
36
Ministry of Water Resources
Shri Vincent Pala
37
Ministry of Rural Development
Shri Pradeep Jain
38
Ministry of Rural Development
Ms. Agatha Sangma
Last Updated on : 21 June 2011