Question
What do you mean by havelis?
Solution
Havelis were grand mansions in which the Mughal aristocracy in the 17th and 18th century lived.
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What do you mean by havelis?
Havelis were grand mansions in which the Mughal aristocracy in the 17th and 18th century lived.
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Imp.
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The first structure to successfully use the dome was called the _______________.
The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were ______________ and _______________.
The British saw overcrowded spaces as ______________ .
In 1888 an extension scheme called the ________________________ was devised.
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