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 The Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of Delhi (in Old Delhi) in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Originally red and white, its painting is credited to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who also constructed the Taj Mahal. It was renovated between May 1639 and April 1648 based on an earlier fort. Red Fort Redfortdelhi1.jpg A view of the Red Fort's Lahori Gate Location Old Delhi, India Coordinates 28°39′21″N 77°14′27″E Height 18–33 m (59–108 ft) Built 12 May 1639 – 6 April 1648 (8 years, 10 months and 25 days) Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori Architectural style(s) Indo-Islamic, Mughal Owner Mughal Empire (1638 - 1760) Maratha empire (1760, 1771 - 1803) Sikh Confederacy (1783) East India Company (1803 - 1857) British Empire (1857 - 1947) Government of India (1947 - present) UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name Red Fort...
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The Burj Khalifa

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 The Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة‎, Arabic elocution: [bʊrd͡ʒ xaˈliːfa]; articulated English:/ˈbɜːrdʒ kəˈliːfə/, in a real sense "Khalifa Tower" in English), known as the Burj Dubai before its introduction in 2010, is a high rise in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With an all out tallness of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, simply over a large portion of a mile) and a rooftop stature (barring radio wire, yet including a 244 m spire) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest design and working on the planet since its garnish out in 2009 (went before by Taipei 101). Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004, with the exterior completed five years later in 2009. The primary structure is reinforced concrete. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-ba...
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