Tourists flock to snow-covered Gulmarg's igloo cafe: In Pics
Igloo cafe in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg is said to be the county's first and Asia's biggest. The ski resort in the Himalayan Valley also has the world’s highest cable car Gondola and alpine slopes.
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Tourists can be seen enjoying their meals and taking photographs in the restaurant.(Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
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The Igloo cafe was built by Gulmarg development authority to attract tourists. (Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
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Last year, with a height of 37.5 feet and a diameter of 44.5 feet, Syed Wasim Shah, creator of the igloo, claimed it was the world’s largest cafe of its kind.(Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
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He said the biggest igloo cafe, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is in Switzerland, and its height is 33.8 feet and diameter 42.4 feet. So, this is larger than that, (Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
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The restaurant serves hot food and drink on tables made of ice and snow.(Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
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