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Show MARKS CENTER OF THE EARTH , I Lofty Monument In Delhi, India, " Erected After a Meteorite Fell Near the Spot. The Idea that the earth Is not n flal disk, but a globe, docs not seem U hnvo "caught on" In Indln, for thej still talk about n certain place being tho "center of the world." In Delhi stands a lofty monument - ' that goes by nnmo of Kutub Minor, ' ) a structure towering high nbovo thl - i temple of which It Is a part. f Tlio nppcaranco of this curlotu plcco of architecture Is that of a ' number of tiers of columns, scemlnglj tied together In bundles. At big In- tervnls there are balconies. I Tho Kutub Minor Is of special Inter ' est nnd note In the world over which the religion of tho teacher Buddha holds sway. Here, long ngo, tradition i has It n meteorite fell, sent by the ' ruling powers In tho mystic world bc ! yond this lifo to mark tho exact center of the world. In commemoration of this mlrncu- ,' lous event tho Kutub Minor wns erect cd on the spot, thnt mankind might ' s , never forget itLondon Answers. '" |