LONDON : THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER 2

The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER […]

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INDIAN RAILWAYS : AMAZING KONKAN RAILWAY (KR) LINE

The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR and कोरे) is a railway operated by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, headquartered at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993 between Udupi and Mangalore. The 741 km (461 mi) line connects Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka states in India. The first train on the completed track was flagged off […]

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JAPAN : A GLIMPSE

Japan (Japanese : 日本, Nippon). Japan’s name mean ‘sun origin’, and it is often called the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan is the world’s 4th largest island country and encompasses about 6852 islands. The strato volcanic archipelago has five main islands- Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku & Okinawa which make up about 97% percent of Japan’s land area. The country is divided […]

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LONDON : THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER 1

The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER […]

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ROYAL OBSERVATORY @ GREENWICH & UTC – RECKONING THE WORLD TIME

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998 – when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames What is The Royal Observatory @ Greenwich (ROG) The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, […]

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