When you’re in Agra, everyone knows to go see the Taj Mahal. But just down the river is another stunning place to visit: the Agra Fort. Don’t let its name deceive you though. It’s much more than just a fort. A Quick History of the Agra Fort The fort was first built in 1080 AD, but what you see today actually only dates back to 1573 AD when the fort was rebuilt using red sandstone. The Agra Fort was the main residence of the emperor's of the mughal dynasty until 1638 when the capital was ...
Finding Peace and Hope in Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over Hiroshima. The bomb detonated about 580 metres (1900 ft) above the city centre releasing the equivalent energy of 16 kilotons of TNT. 80,000 people, or 30% of the population of Hiroshima, were ...
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