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Sri Ranganatha Temple
The temple is much older than the town and fort having been founded in A.D. 894 by the Ganga king, Tirumalaiya; and later enlarged by a Vijayanagar viceroy in the C15th A.D. The island shrine is dedicated to Ranganatha and is a centre for the Vaishnava faith. The temple is also referred to as Paschima (western) Ranganatha Kshetra, to distinguish it from another island temple on Srirangam further down the Cauvery near Trichy and which is referred to as Purva (eastern) Ranganatha Kshetra..
Outer view of a gateway located on the south-western face of the fortress - leading down to the southern arm of the Cauvery (Kaveri) River. Photograph © Robin Walsh 1999 Ref no. 4:29 |
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Inner view of the hidden gateway. |
Rampart, North Wall
Fortified Doorway
Jibi Gate
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Masjid-E-Ala Mosque [Jama Masjid Mosque] |
The twin minarets of the mosque were a gift from Tipu and they dominate the eastern skyline (along with the nearby Flag-Staff Cavalier). The minarets were a favourite subject matter for many contemporary European artists in their depictions of the British campaigns against the capital of Mysore. Photograph © Robin Walsh 1999 Ref no. SRI 2:2 |
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Close-up view of one of the minarets of the Jama Masjid Mosque at Srirangapatna. |
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View of one of the outer ramparts near the north-western corner of the fortress - suffered heavy bombardment from the enfilading artillery fire of the Bombay Army in 1799. Photograph © Robin Walsh 1999 Ref no. BANG 4:34 | ||||
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Memorial obelisk erected on the north-west rampart wall commemorating the names of those British troops who fell during the assault on the breach on 4 May 1799.Tipu Memorial
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Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space
Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space less than a month later.
Scientific cooperation with the Soviet Union dates back to the very beginnings of space flight. The first cooperative human space flight project between the United States and the Soviet Union took place in 1975. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was designed to test the compatibility of rendezvous and docking systems for American and Soviet spacecraft and to open the way for future joint manned flights.
Since 1993, the U.S. and Russia have worked together on a number of other space flight projects. The Space Shuttle began visiting the Russian Mir space station in 1994, and in 1995 Norm Thagard became the first U.S. astronaut to take up residency on Mir. Seven U.S. astronauts served with their Russian counterparts aboard the orbiting Mir laboratory from 1995 to 1998. The experience gained from the Mir cooperative effort, as well as lessons learned, paved the way for the International Space Station.
In-orbit construction on the Station began in November 1998, and it has been staffed non-stop with international crews since November 2000. The first Station crew, made up of U.S. commander Bill Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, was launched on board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The crew returned to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2001.
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