10 Best Historical Places / Monuments in India
India is a country of diverse traditions, cultures and religions, which is also reflected in various historical places and monuments in the country.
Many historical places and monuments of India have found place in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This post describes about the 10 Best Historical Places / Monuments in India on the basis of popularity:
1-Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal .Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful masterpieces in the world is situated in Agra.The Taj Mahal attracts a large number of tourists. UNESCO documented more than 2 million visitors in 2001, which had increased to about 7–8 million in 2014.
India is a country of diverse traditions, cultures and religions, which is also reflected in various historical places and monuments in the country.
Many historical places and monuments of India have found place in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This post describes about the 10 Best Historical Places / Monuments in India on the basis of popularity:
1-Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal .Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful masterpieces in the world is situated in Agra.The Taj Mahal attracts a large number of tourists. UNESCO documented more than 2 million visitors in 2001, which had increased to about 7–8 million in 2014.
2. Golden Temple
3. Qutub Minar
Qutb Ud-Din-Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, started construction of the Qutub Minar's first storey around 1192. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish completed a further three storeys. In 1369, a lightning strike destroyed the top storey. Firoz Shah Tughlaq replaced the damaged storey.
4-India Gate
The India Gate, is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the ‘ceremonial axis’ of New Delhi, India, formerly called Kingsway.India Gate is a memorial to 82,000 soldiers of the Indian Army who died in the period 1914–21 in the First World War, in France.
The Red Fort is a historical fort in the city of Delhi in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It is located in the center of Delhi and houses a number of museums.
6-Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Bombay, India.The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911.
7-Hawa Mahal
Hawa Mahal is a palace in Jaipur, India, so it is named because it was essentially a high screen wall built so that the women of the royal family could observe street festivals while unseen from the outside. It is Constructed of red and pink sandstone, the palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur.The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
8-Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are about 29 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India.According to UNESCO, these are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art that influenced Indian art that followed.
9-Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Garg Dynasty in 1255 CE.
10-Victoria Memorial
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building
in Kolkata , West Bengal, India, which was built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria (1819–1901) and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture The memorial lies on the grounds by the bank of the Hooghly River, near Jawaharlal Nehru road.
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