indian historical monuments

INDIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Indian monuments are popular worldwide for its beauty.

The monuments are the standing examples of stretching the

horizon of human imagination and thoughts.

The kings and emperors who ruled India had their own way

of expressing their ideas in bricks, marbles, stone and

mortars.

These monuments are centuries old and have been

examples of philosophies in the world.

There are few famous monuments that are damaged during

wars between kingdoms and foreign invasion.

TAJ MAHA

LTaj mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.it is located in the city of Agra. this was built by a Mughal emperor called shahjahan in the memory of his beloved wife. Taj mahal has become popular not only for its architecture but for the inspiration by romance.

QUTAB MINARThis monument in India is one

of the highest minar in India. Qutab Minar is considered as the earliest islamic monument in India. The minar is decorated with the arabic inscriptions and the pillars also has the Brahmi inscriptions. This is a 12th century monument and is listed as UNESCO world heritage site.

INDIA GATEThe India Gate, originally

called the All India War Memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the ‘ceremonial axis’ of New Delhi, formerly called kingsway.

RED FORTThe Red Fort was the

residence of the Mughal emperor of India for nearly 200 years, until1857. it is located in the Centre of Delhi and houses a number of museums.

MEENAKSHI TEMPLEMeenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the vaigai river in the temple city of Madurai, Tamilnadu,India. It is dedicated to parvati, known as Meenakshi, and her consort, Shiva, here named sundareswar.

CHARMINARThe Charminar, built in 1591

CE, is a monument and mosque located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The landmark has become a global icon of Hyderabad, listed among the most recognized structures of india.

MYSORE PALACEThe palace of Mysore is a

historical palace in the city of Mysore in Karnataka, southern India. It is commonly described as the city of palaces. It is one of the most tourist attractions in india after the Taj Mahal.

LOTUS TEMPLEThe Lotus Temple, located in

New Delhi, India, is a Bahai house of worship completed in 1986. it has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.

HAWA MAHALHawa Mahal is a palace

in Jaipur, India, so named because it was essentially a high screen wall built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivals while unseen from the outside.

VICTORIA MEMORIALThe Victoria memorial is a large marble building in Kolkatha, west bengal, India. Which was built between 1906 and 1921. it is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the ministry of culture.

GOLDEN TEMPLESri Harmandir Sahib, also Sri

Darbar Sahib and informally reffered to as the “GOLDEN TEMPLE”, is the holiest gurudwara of sikhism, located in Amritsar, punjab, India.