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    The document lists major historical monuments across India, including the era in which they were constructed and their locations. Some of the notable monuments mentioned are the Nalanda University built during the Gupta Dynasty in Bihar, the Brihadeeswara Temple constructed by Raja Raja Chola I in Tamil Nadu, the Ajanta and Ellora Caves dating to the Satavahana and later dynasties in Maharashtra, and the Red Fort and Taj Mahal built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in Delhi and Agra. A wide range of Indian dynasties such as the Guptas, Cholas, Mughals, and Vijayanagara Empire contributed

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    The document lists major historical monuments across India, including the era in which they were constructed and their locations. Some of the notable monuments mentioned are the Nalanda University built during the Gupta Dynasty in Bihar, the Brihadeeswara Temple constructed by Raja Raja Chola I in Tamil Nadu, the Ajanta and Ellora Caves dating to the Satavahana and later dynasties in Maharashtra, and the Red Fort and Taj Mahal built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in Delhi and Agra. A wide range of Indian dynasties such as the Guptas, Cholas, Mughals, and Vijayanagara Empire contributed

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    GK - Historical Monuments of India

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    The document lists major historical monuments across India, including the era in which they were constructed and their locations. Some of the notable monuments mentioned are the Nalanda University built during the Gupta Dynasty in Bihar, the Brihadeeswara Temple constructed by Raja Raja Chola I in Tamil Nadu, the Ajanta and Ellora Caves dating to the Satavahana and later dynasties in Maharashtra, and the Red Fort and Taj Mahal built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in Delhi and Agra. A wide range of Indian dynasties such as the Guptas, Cholas, Mughals, and Vijayanagara Empire contributed

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    GK - Historical Monuments of India

    The following table enlists the major monuments of India −


    Monuments Constructed by Location

    Nalanda University Gupta Dynasty Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar)

    The seven Pagodas of Narasimhavarman II Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)


    Mahabalipuram

    King Anantavarman
    Jagannatha Temple Chodaganga Deva (Eastern Puri, Odisha
    Ganga Dynasty)

    Lingaraj Temple Somavamsi Dynasty Bhubaneswar, Odhisha

    Khajuraho Group of Chandela Dynasty Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh


    Monuments

    Brihadeeswara Temple (also


    known as RajaRajeswara Raja Raja Chola I Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
    Temple)

    Ajanta Caves Satavahana Dynasty later Aurangabad, Maharashtra


    Mauryan Dynasty

    Ellora Caves Kalachuri, Chalukya, and Aurangabad, Maharashtra


    Rashtrakuta Dynasties

    Agra Fort Mughal Emperor Akbar Agra, Uttar Pradesh

    Thousand Pillars Temple (also


    known as Rudreshwara Kakatiya Dynasty Hanamakonda, Telangana
    Swamy Temple)

    Red Fort Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Delhi

    Taj Mahal Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Agra, Uttar Pradesh

    Konark Sun Temple Narasimhadeva I (Eastern Konark, Odisha


    Ganga Dynasty)

    Fatehpur Sikri Mughal Emperor Akbar Agra, UP

    Bibi Ka Maqbara Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Aurangabad, Maharashtra

    Jama Masjid Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Delhi

    Mehrangarh Fort Rao Jodha Jodhpur, Rajasthan

    Tajmahal Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Agra, Uttar Pradesh


    Qutub Minar Qutubuddin Aibak Delhi

    Makkah Masjid Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah Hyderabad, Telangana

    Hawa Mahal Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh Jaipur, Rajasthan

    Moti Masjid Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Agra, Uttar Pradesh

    Humayun's Tomb Akbar and Humayun’s wife Delhi


    Empress Bega Begum

    Charminar Quli Qutub Shah Hyderabad, Telangana

    Elephanta Caves Not exactly known Mumbai (Harbour),


    Maharashtra

    Bara Imambara Asaf-ud-Daula (Nawab of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh


    Awadh)

    Dilwara Temples Vastupal-Tejpal Mount Abu, Rajasthan

    British Government (Designed


    Gateway of India Mumbai City, Maharashtra
    by George Wittet)

    India Gate Designed by Edwin Lutyens Delhi

    Jantar Mantar Maharaja Jai Singh Delhi

    Parana Qila (Old Fort) Shershah Suri Delhi

    Golden Temple Fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Amritsar, Punjab


    Das

    Victoria Memorial British Government Kolkata, West Bengal

    Thillai Natarajah Temple Made collectively by Pallava, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu


    Chola, Pandya, etc.

    Group of Hampi Monuments Vijayanagara Empire Hampi, Karnataka

    Lotus Temple Architect - Fariborz Sahba Delhi

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