The tradition of building X dates back to ancient Rome, the only ancient author who discussed X was Pliny the Elder, In its simplest form X consists of an attic on which a statue can be mounted, the romans decorated the structure with carvings, winged female figures. By the second century Romans began to build X to commemorate other events. One of the X was commissioned by Y in 1806 which still stands at Paris. the first of its kind in India was built by Z, Z is listed on the BSE.
GIMME X,Y and Z.
ANSWER:
punnu got 2 of them right and almost got the third one too..
X --> "Triumphal arches"
y --> "Napoleon"(commissioned Arc de Triomphe in 1806 after his victort at Austerlitz, though it was not completed during his lifetime, the arch was completed in 1836 under the reign of "Louis Philippe")
z --> "Gammon India"(undertook the construction work of "The Gateway of India" build during 1911-24. The Gateway was built to commemorate the visit of "king George V" and "Queen Mary" to Bombay in 1911)
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X: Triumphal arch
Y: Don't know the name it was for napoleon's soldiers; i think it was arch de triumph, this is my best try to translate it into french.
Z: It is gateway of india built by Gammon
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