The turquoise was from Tibet and the Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, while the sapphire came from Sri Lanka and the carnelian from Arabia. In all, 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble. The total cost of the Taj Mahal's construction was about 50 million rupees. At that time, 1 gram of gold was sold for about 1.4 rupees. Based on the October

The earth appears to “fall away” with distance. The curved shape of the earth means that the level surface through the telescope will depart from the horizontal plane through the telescope as the line of sight proceeds to the horizon.

Responsibility to construct the project:I 1. n accordance with the plans and specifications 2. To satisfy the customer’s cost, quality, and time expectations. The project team is organized for the purpose of accomplishing those missions! Owner Functions: 1. Defining the scope of the project 2. Planning the project 3. Financing the project 4. Ensuring the project team

A test specimen is subjected to slowly changing prescribed forces or deformations by means of hydraulic actuators. Inertial forces within the structures are not considered in this method. Purpose is to observe the material behavior of structural elements,

The highest, longest and most expensive suspension bridge on earth, Megastructure Akashi Kaikyo bridge caries a huge 6 line free way linking Kobe with the island of Awaji in to the south.