The oldest optical illusion in the world is in Airavatesvara Temple
The rishabha-kunjara (bull and elephant in Sanskrit) carving from Chola architecture is said to be 900 years old.
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Gol Gumbaz is known as the Taj Mahal of South India
Gol Gumbaz was built as a mausoleum for Sultan Mohammed Adil Shah of the Adil Shahi dynasty in the mid-17th century.
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University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world
University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096.
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Bhilar is India’s first book village
Bhilar is India’s first book village, located between Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar, the village is formally named Pustakanche Gaav.
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An airplane’s ‘black box’ is actually orange in colour
An airplane’s ‘black box’ is painted orange to make it more visually conspicuous after an accident.
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