IMPORTANT MONUMENTS

Monument Year Place Built by Significance

India Gate 1921 Rajpath Marg, Designed by (1) Also known as All India
New delhi Sir Edwin Lutyens War
Memorial.
(2) Built in memory of Indian
soldiers
who lost their lives in the First
World War.
Red Fort 1638 Old delhi Shah Jahan (1) Originally known as
1648 Qila-e-Mubarak
(2) Was actually white as it
was made of
limestone.

Taj Mahal 1653 Agra Shah Jahan Finest example of Mughal

Uttar Pradesh architecture

Agra Fort 11th Agra, Mughals (1) Was epicenter of power &
Century Uttar Pradesh was
used to command entire India.
(2) Originally called Badalgarh,
held by Raja Badal Singh.
(3) All Mughal Emperors have
contributed in its making.
(4) UNESCO World Heritage
site

Buland 1576 AD Dadupura, Akbar (1) Highest entrance gate of

Darwaza Fatehpur Sikri, its kind
Uttar Pradesh in the entire world.
(2) Built at the main entrance
of
Fatehpur Sikri.
(3) 42 stepsare to be climbed
to
reach main platform.
Char Minar 1591 Hyderabad Md. Quli Mosque built to
Qutub Shah commemorate
eradication of deadly plague

Fatehpur Sikri 1569 Agra Akbar (1) Served as Mughal Capital

from 1571-1589.
(2) Original name –
Fatehabad.
(3) Built to commemorate &
safeguard
the victories against Rajaput
Kings.

Gol Gumbaz 1626-1656 Jadar Galli, Md Adil (1) Tomb of Adil Shah &
Vijayapura, Shah his two wives.
Karnataka (2) Has a ‘whispering gallery’,
even the slightest of sound
can be heard.

Hawa Mahal 1799 Jaipur, Sawai Raja (1) 5 storey building with 953
Rajasthan Pratbh Singh windows.
(2) The unique feature is its
air
conditioning effect.

Jantar Mantar 1724-1736 Mathura, Maharaja (1) Jantar Mantar of Jaipur –

New Delhi, Jai Singh II largest stone Sundial.
Ujjain, (2) These were astronomical
Varanasi, Jaipur observatories
Qutub Minar 1193 AD Mehrauli Qutub-ud (1) World’s Largest Brick
Delhi -din-Aibak Minaret.
(2) Total height is 73 meters.
(3) Total number of stairs is
379

Humayun’s 1572 Delhi Bigga Begum 1st garden tomb built in India
Tomb

Elephanta 5th – 8th Mumbai, Rashtrakuta Sculpted caves located

Caves Century AD Maharashtra Kings on Elephanta Island.

Ellora 600 Aurangabad, Rashtrakutas These Jain caves are

Caves 1000 AD Maharashtra built Hindu testimony to the fact that
& Buddhist the 3 religions Hinduism,
Caves. Jainism & Buddhism are one
Yadav Dynasty
built Jain
caves

Ajanta Caves 2nd – Aurangabad, Gupta Kings (1) Each rock carving was
6th Maharashtra done
Century AD by hand.
Sculptures & paintings
epitomize
Buddha & various Jataka
tales.
(2) UNESCO World Heritage
Site.
Khajuraho 950-1050 Madhya Chandela (1) Famous for their
Temples AD Pradesh Dynasty architecture &
style along with symbolism &
their erotic sculptures.
(2) Perfect mix of Hinduism
& Jainism

Champaner 18th-14th Panchmahal Mahmud The park includes

Pavagadh Century Gujarat Begada archaeological,
Archaeological historic and cultural heritage
Park monuments such as
chalcolithic sites,
a hill fortress of an early
Hindu
capital and remains of the
16th-century capital of
Gujarat.

Jama Masjid 1656 AD Central Delhi Shah Jahan Largest Mosque in India

Gateway of 1924 Mumbai – Referred to as Taj Mahal of

India Mumbai

Lake Palace 1743-1746 Lake Pichola, Maharana Now a museum that has all
Udaipur Jagat Singh II the royal
pictures, clothing and art facts
of
the Wodeyar dynasty
Mysore Palace 1897 Mysore Rajarshi Also known as Amba Vilas
Krishnaraja Palace
Wodeyar IV Palace is a 3-storey stone
structure made with fine
granite,
gray in color, having deep
pink marble stones atop a
5-storey tower.

Chatrapati 1888 Mumbai, – (1) Was known as Victoria

Shivaji Maharashtra Terminus
Terminus (2) World Heritage site.
(3) Busiest Railway Station in
India

Mehrangarh 1460 Jodhpur, Rao Jodha (1) One of the largest forts in
Mahal Rajasthan India.
(2) One of the well stocked
Museums in India.

Bahai Temple 1986 Delhi Flint & Neill (1) Also known as Lotus
Temple.
(2) It is a place of worship for
every religion
& place for meditation.

Jaisalmer Fort 1156 Jaisalmer Rawal Jaisal (1) Largest fully preserved
AD fortified
cities in the world
(2) Fort stands amidst the
sandy expanse of Thar Desert
Kumbhalgarh 15th Rajsamand Kumbha (1) Second most important
Fort century Rajasthan of Mewar hill fort
(2) World Heritage Site
(3) Known as Great Wall of
India

Bara 1784 Lucknow, Asaf-ud Grandest buildings including

Imambara Uttar Pradesh Daula, a step, gateways, minar,
mosque
and bhool bhulaiya.

Golconda 1600 Hyderabad Kakatiya Known as the Diamond of

Fort Dynasty Kollur
Mine including gateways,
drawbridges, temples,
mosques
& semicircular bastions.

Basilica of 1605 Goa – (1) Oldest churches in India.

Bom Jesus (2) World Heritage Site

Rani ki Rav 11th Gujarat Queen (1) Massive structure that is

century Udayamati around 24 meters deep.
AD (2) As a memoriam for
King Bhimdev of Solanki
dynasty.

IMPORTANT TEMPLE’s
 Temple Place

Virupaksha Temple Hampi, Karnataka

Vitthala Temple Hampi, Karnataka

Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu

Suchindram Temple Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Ranganathaswamy Temple Tamil Nadu

Brihadeshwara Temple Thanjavur, Tamilnandu

Rajagopalaswamy Temple Tamil Nadu

Airavatesvara Temple Darasuram, Tamil Nadu

Venkateswara Temple Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh

Kashi Vishwanath Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu

Amarnath Cave Temple Jammu & Kashmir

 Somnath Temple Gujarat

Dwarkadhish Temple Gujrat

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Shirdi, Maharashtra

Siddhivinayak Temple Prabha Devi, Mumbai

Badrinath Temple Uttarakhand

Kedarnath Temple Garhwal area, Uttarakhand

Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

Gangotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

Konark Sun Temple Odisha

Jagannath Temple Odisha

Lingaraja Temple Odisha

Sanchi Stupa Raisen, Madhya Pradesh

Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala

The Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab

Mahabodhi Temple Bihar

Kamakhya Temple ‎Nilachal Hill, Guwahati