Soc Stud Assignment

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CANADA

The Capital- Ottawa

Region- West Coast-

Provinces- British Columbia

Capital city- Victoria

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Taj Mahal-

*IDENTIFY EVERY TOURISTSPOT PROVIDE HISTORICAL STORY

It was built by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in 1631 in memory of his third but the
most favourite wife, in fact a soul-mate Mumtaz Mahal, a Muslim Persian princess. She died
while accompanying her husband in Burhanpur in a campaign to crush a rebellion after
giving birth to their 13th child. 
*GIVE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PLACE
As a tribute to a woman of exotic beauty and as a monument of a love story, which is
keeping us engrossed even when we are reading through these pages here, truely an ever-
lasting romance of a love not ended as yet, the Taj reveals its subtleties to its beholder!
The rectangular base of Taj is in itself symbolic of the different sides from which to view a
beautiful woman. The main gate is like a veil to a woman’s face which should be lifted
delicately, gently and without haste on the wedding night. In Indian tradition the veil is
lifted gently to reveal the beauty of the bride. As one stands inside the main gate of Taj, his
eyes are directed to an arch which frames the Taj.
The dome is made of white marble, but the tomb is set against the plain across the river and
it is this background that works its magic of colours that, through their reflection, change
the view of the Taj. The colours change at different hours of the day and during different
seasons.
The Taj sparkles like a jewel in moonlight when the semi-precious stones inlaid into the
white marble on the main mausoleum catch and reflect back its glow with a better gleam.
The Taj is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden when the moon
shines. These changes, they say, depict the different moods of a beauty of any kind.

LEYTE LANDING MEMORIAL PARK

 IDENTIFY

The Leyte Landing Memorial Park or also known as the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park in Palo,
Leyte marks the site of General Douglas MacArthur’s return to the Philippines to fulfill his promise to
the Filipinos in helping free the country from Japanese forces. 
 GIVE
His now-immortal remark “I shall return.” was fulfilled on October
20, 1944, which commenced the largest naval battle of World War II.
Bronze statues made by sculptor Anastacio Caedo were installed in
this park to commemorate his historic landing and is one of the
most important historical landmarks in the Philippines. 

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