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Baby Tower. Baby Tower, also known as abandoned infant tower or baby girl tower, is an architectural structure in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places in ancient China."A 'Baby Tower', Ningbo". Usually it is a small tower-shaped building made of bricks and stones. There is a small hole on the top, which is used to ...
Fazlur Rahman Khan ( Bengali: ফজলুর রহমান খান, Fazlur Rôhman Khan; 3 April 1929 – 27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American [3] structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. [4] [5] [6] Considered the "father of tubular designs " for high-rises, [7] Khan was also a ...
Baby Tower in Fujian Province. In 1878 French Jesuit missionary, Gabriel Palatre, collated documents from 13 provinces [14] and the Annales de la Sainte-Enfance (Annals of the Holy Childhood), also found evidence of infanticide in Shanxi and Sichuan. According to the information collected by Palatre the practice was more widespread in the ...
Hanging Gardens of Babylon. This hand-coloured engraving, probably made in the 19th century after the first excavations in the Assyrian capitals, depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens, with the Tower of Babel in the background. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by Hellenic culture.
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah ( I'timād-ud-Daulah Maqbara) is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the " Bachcha Taj " or the " Baby Taj ", the tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal. [1] [2]
The national emblem of Bangladesh ( বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় প্রতীক) was adopted shortly after independence in 1971. Located on the emblem is a water lily that is bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above the water lilly are four stars and three connected jute leaves.
National Martyrs' Memorial. The National Martyrs' Memorial ( Bengali: জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ, romanized :Jatiyo Sriti Shoudho) is a national monument in Bangladesh. It was built to honour and remember those who died during the Bangladesh Liberation War (as well as the genocide) in 1971, which resulted in Bangladesh's ...
Ali Amjad's Clock ( Bengali: আলী আমজদের ঘড়ি) is the oldest clock tower of Bangladesh and lies on the north bank of the Surma River in the northeastern city of Sylhet. [1] [2] The tower was founded by Nawab Ali Ahmad Khan of Prithimpassa in 1872 and named after his son, Nawab Ali Amjad Khan. [3] [4] It is a popular ...