Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Thanks. If you ever visit, let me know. Cheers Jayanand On 3/25/07, Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote: > > Jayanand, > > I like very much see your monuments and the every day life of your > Country, > I have not yet visited and I wamt to do it, and on the other hand I have > familly in New Delhi, I have a great concept of the rich culture of your > Country and I'm very atracted to know it better and directly. > > Saludos desde Barcelona > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre > de > Jayanand Govindaraj > Enviado el: viernes, 23 de marzo de 2007 16:14 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: [Leica] Fatehpur Sikri > > In continuation of my Tal Mahal trip, I also visited Fatehpur Sikri which > is > close to Agra. This city was built as the imperial capital in the late > 16th > century by the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Akbar, in honour of a > saint, > Salim Chisti, who had predicted the birth of a son. Unfortunately, it was > abandoned after ten years or so because of a lack of water. It is also a > UNESCO World Heritage Centre: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand_001/fatehpur/ > > Comments, criticism and advice welcome. > > Incidentally, Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, was Akbar's grandson, > so > Fatehpur Sikri predates the Taj Mahal by 65-70 years. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >