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How many people were needed to build a country house?
After visiting the Wimpole Estate in England, I'm wondering how many people would have been needed to make such a project viable.
The country house on the site today started construction in 1640, ...
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How much did Shah Jahan spend on Taj Mahal?
I have watched(on TV) that the spending on Taj Mahal was so huge that it brought misery to the kingdom.
So how much did Shah Jahan actually spend?(in whichever monetary unit you think is appropriate)....
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What is the origin of the English Ship Building Philosophy?
I was reading an article on the Vasa the ship built under command of King Gustav Adolf, the ship sank during its launch on August 10, 1628. Part if the article mentions that the ship was somehow ...
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