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T hebe a uf ul l yl a i doutg r e e ns t r e t c hoft heg a r de ni sa ni de a l pl a c et o r e l a xa ndc a t c hf r e s hbr e a t h.

T hi spa r koffe r sa ne nj oy a bl ebr e a kt oi ndul g ei n 5.

BUI L TS T RUCT URE Sl e i s ur e l ys t r ol l onwa yt oT a j Ma ha l .

I ti sv e r ya dj a c e ntt oMo l a l Ne hr uP a r kt oo t ha ta g a i noffe r se a s ya c c e s st oT a j Ma ha l .

Be s i de st he r ei sa ne x t e ns i v eGol fCour s e w h i c h i s a v e r y p o p u l a r d e s n a o n f o r t h e t o u r i s t s .

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T hi sg a r de ni smos t l yv i s i t e de a r l yi nt he mor ni ngorl il el a t ei nt hee v e ni ngbyj og g e r sa ndpl e a s ur es e e k e r s .

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3F UNCT I ONANDUS AGEOFGARDE N S ha hJ a ha nwa saMug ha l E mpe r orwhowa sde v ot e dt oMumt a zMa ha l , oneofhi swi v e s .

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T hema i npur pos eoft heg a r de nwa st og i v eag oodv i e woft he ma us ol e uma ndag oodr e sngpl a c e .

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4S P AT I ALPL ANNI NGOFGARDE N T hi sg a r de nha sCha rBa g hpa e r n.

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5T HECHARBAGHP ATT E RNANDI T SRE PRE S E NT AT I ON Cha rBa g hi saP e r s i a ns t y l e dg a r de nl a y outi nwhi c ht hema i nbui l ts t r uc t ur ei sputi nt hec e nt r eofaqua dr i l a t e r a l g a r de ndi v i de dby wa l k wa y sorflowi ngwa t e ri nt of ours ma l l e rpa r t s .

Cha r ba g hs t y l ei nI ndi awa sbr oug htbyMug ha l s .

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3MAI NAXI SOFT HEP AT HWAY

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4P ATT E RNSOFS ANDS T ONEONP AT HWAYS

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BAKAI NTREE ( Mel i aaz edar ac h)

BALAM KHI RA ( Ki gel i api nnat a)

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BRAHEA ( Br ahea)

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PONGAMI AOI L TREE ( Mi l l et i api nnat a)

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5.BUI LTSTRUCTUREI NTHEGARDEN 5.

1LOCATI ONOFBUI LTSTRUCTURE Dur i ngS ha hJ a ha nr e i g n, t he r ewe r ef e wg a z e bosbui l tf ort hee mpe r ort ol ookov e rt heT a j Ma ha l c ons t r ucon.

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1L E S S ONL E ARNE D As t r ongv i s ua l a x i sc r e a t e sas t r ongde s i g n.

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T he ya r ea l s or e a di l ya v a i l a bl ea ndc he a pe rt obui l dwi t h.

T hee nr ede s i g nwor k swe l l duet ot heba c k dr opc r e a t e da c r os st her i v e rY a munai ti st husag r e a te x a mpl e ofi nc or por angbor r owe ds c e ne r yi nde s i g n.

Ve g e t aonc a nbedonei ndi ffe r e ntl e v e l st oa c hi e v edi ffe r e ntv i e ws . g e t aonde s i g nc a nbedonee i t he rt ohi g hl i g htort ohi deac e r t a i na r e a .

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T hes i mi l a rus eofma t e r i a l si nt hebui l ts t r uc t ur ea ndpa t hwa y she l psi nc r e angauni fie dc ompos ion.

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2COMPI L E DBY : AVI S HI P AT HAK-1900467 S ANCHI T AGARG-1900491 S HAS HANKAGARWAL-1900494 S HUBHANGI BANS AL-1900497

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