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Srirangapatna, the river island in the Kaveri river, is an important pilgrimage site in South India. It has been continuously inhabited since the 12th century. The monuments on the island date to different historical periods, including the periods of the Hoysala Empire, Vijayanagara Empire, Kingdom of Mysore, and the British Raj. Most monuments ...
Historic trails and roads in India (8 P) P. Palaces in India (5 C, 9 P) W. World Heritage Sites in India (15 C, 92 P) Pages in category "Historic sites in India"
[6] in British India, around 1,100 (80%) sites are located on the plains between the rivers Ganges and Indus. [3] The oldest-known site of the Indus Valley Civilization, Bhirrana , [ 7 ] and the largest site, Rakhigarhi , [ 8 ] are located in the Indian state of Haryana .
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 ...
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This page lists the various landmarks of India. Subcategories. ... Historic sites in India (7 C, 17 P) L. Lists of State Protected Monuments in India (28 P) M.
Monuments and memorials in India by state or union territory (23 C) A. Memorials to Agrasen (14 P) Memorials to B. R. Ambedkar (17 P) Memorials to C. N. Annadurai (16 P)
Joseph E. Schwartzberg (2008) proposes that the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization (c. 2500–1900 BCE) may have known "cartographic activity" based on a number of excavated surveying instruments and measuring rods and that the use of large scale constructional plans, cosmological drawings, and cartographic material was known in India with some regularity since the Vedic period (1st ...