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India has the sixth-most sites worldwide. The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [3]
The Red Fort, the largest monument in Delhi, [44] is one of its most popular tourist destinations [45] and attracts thousands of visitors every year. [46] It is a monument of national significance; every year on India's Independence Day (15 August), the prime minister of India hoists the country's flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally ...
The Taj Mahal (/ ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ -/ TAHJ mə-HAHL, TAHZH -, Hindi: [taːdʒ ˈmɛɦ (ɛ)l]; lit. 'Crown of the Palace') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the ...
India. The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure 7.21 metres (23 feet 8 inches) high with a 41-centimetre (16 in) diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II (reigned c. 375–415 CE), and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. [1][2] It is mostly known for its unique rust-resistant composition, unprecedented in its time ...
Ajanta Caves. Cave 19, Ajanta 5th-century chaitya hall. The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. [1][2][3] Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2]
The Hawa Mahal is a palace in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Built from red and pink sandstone, it is on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur, and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers. Hawa Mahal is known as the “ palace of winds “. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh built it palace in 1799. Hawa Mahal is considered to be unique as it ...
Great Living Chola Temples. The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of Chola dynasty era Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple at Thanjavur was added in the list in 1987, while the other two temples were added in 2004. [1]
This article contains lists of Monuments of National Importance in India.. An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows: [1]. Ancient Monument means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has ...