Chapter – 10

Walls Tells Stories ( Famous Monuments Of India)

Class - V
Name Place Built by Material used Pictures

Ajanta Aurangabad Gupta rulers Carving on caves,

Ellora Caves (Maharashtra) natural paints from
flower extract

Char - Minar Hyderabad Quli Qutub Shah Lime mortar and granite
(Telangana)

Gateway of Mumbai British Yellow basalt and

India (Maharashtra) Government reinforced concrete.

Hawa Mahal Jaipur Maharaja Sawai Red and Pink sand

(Rajasthan) Pratap Singh stone

Qutub Minar Delhi Qutub-ud-din Sandstone

Aibak
 Red Fort Delhi Shahjahan Red sand stone

Sun Temple Konark Raja Narsimha Black granite

(Odisha ) Deva - 1

Swarna Amritsar Guru Ramdas Marble and copper

Mandir (Punjab) (base and core) and
(Golden Gold also used on
Temple) walls.

Taj Mahal Agra Shahjahan Translucent White

(Uttar marble
Pradesh)

Victoria Kolkata British White marble

Memorial (West Bengal) Government