Class-3 Social Science, Term-2 Chapter-6 Topic- Landmark

Chapter - 6

Topic:  Landmarks

Write the names of places where these landmarks are located:

[Hint: Delhi, Jaipur, Puri (Orrisa), Kolkata, Madurai, New Delhi]

     1-  India Gate- New Delhi

     2-  Amar Jawan Jyoti- New Delhi

     3-  Victoria Memorial- Kolkata

     4-  The Meenakshi Temple- Madurai

     5-  The Sun Temple- Puri (Orrisa)

     6-  Jantar Mantar – Jaipur / Delhi

Match the column:

A	B
India Gate	ancient observatory
Amar jawan Jyoti	the sun’s corner
Victoria Memorial	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier / Flame of the immoral soldier
Meenakshi Temple	A red stone gateway
Konark	Hall of Thousand Pillars
Jantar Mantar	Memorial building built by British

Ans-

A	B
India Gate	A red stone gateway
Amar jawan Jyoti	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier / Flame of the immoral soldie
Victoria Memorial	Memorial building built by British r
Meenakshi Temple	Hall of Thousand Pillars
Konark	the sun’s corner
Jantar Mantar	ancient observatory

Answer these questions:

     Q.1 – What is a landmark?

Ans- A landmark is a prominent location that helps people to identify a place.

It could be a monument, a building, a restaurant, a gardner, a tree, a shop, etc.

Answer in one word:

1-  Memorial built in honour of soldiers who lost their lives during the World War-I    

India Gate

2-  A black marble structure that has four fires always lit at its four corners   

Amar Jawan Jyoti

3-  A memorial that houses a major collection of paintings, postage, sculptures, manuscripts, stamps, arms and armoury from the British period.     

Victoria Memorial

4-  The famous twin temple dedicated to Shiva and the goddess Meenakshi (Parvati) in Madurai

Meenakshi Temple

5-  The temple built in the shape of the Sun God’s Chariot with twelve wheels on the Puri beach in Orrisa    

Konark

6-  Ancient observatories built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II that helped to measure the position of stars and planets. 

Jantar-mantar

Identify these landmarks:

Complete the following paragraph about

Jantar Mantar

[ ancient observatories, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, instrument, chanting, Delhi, Jaipur, Sundials, stars, planets]

Jantar Mantar is a name given to ancient observatories. The name comes from two words: Jantar or yantra, which means instrument. Observatories built at Jaipur and Delhi are the most famous. Both were built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, a Rajput King. They have instruments such as large sundials, structures that helped to measure the position of stars and planets, and tools to find out the duration of days at different times of the year.

Konark

[ The Sun’s Corner, horses, twelve, stone, chariot, puri beach, 13^th Century, sailors]

The Sun temple is also called Konark which means ‘Sun’s Corner’. It was built in the 13^th Century on the Puri beach, in Orissa and is a prominent landmark for sailors at the sea. It is carved out of stone. The entire temple is built in the shape of the Sun God’s chariot with twelve wheels. It’s carving shows the Sun god Surya with seven leaping and prancing horses drawing the chariot.

Meenakshi Temple

[ 985, Shiva, Parvati (Meenakshi), eleven, bright colours]

The Meenakshi Temple is a twin temple – one dedicated to Shiva  and other to goddess Parvati (Meenaksh).

The temple complex has a large hall with 985 pillars, also called the ‘Hall of Pillars’. The complex has eleven gateways that are so high that they can be seen from several kilometers away. The gateways too have detailed carving and painted with bright colours.

Fill in the blanks:

( tourist, white, Queen Victoria, sculptures, manuscripts, Angel of Victory, museum, architecture, sprawling, British)

    1-  Victoria Memorial is a memorial built by British in 1921.

    2-  It is dedicated to Queen Victoria, once empress of India.

    3-  It currently serves as a museum and tourist attraction.

    4-  It is made of white marble.

    5-  It’s architecture is a mix of Indian and British styles.

    6-  It has a hall, a gallery, a large dome, arches, pillars and sprawling gardens.

    7-  In front of the building is a statue of Queen Victoria and on the top of the dome is Angel of Victory.

    8-  It houses a collection of paintings, postage stamps, sculpture, manuscripts, arms, and armoury from the British period.

Mind Map (Amar Jawan Jyoti)

Mind Map (India Gate)

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