Monuments of India

Meenakshi Handa

Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, a beautiful white
marble Monument located in the
city of Agra on the banks of the
holy river Yamuna in the state of
Uttar Pradesh.
Taj Mahal is the finest example of
combines elements of
Mughal,Persian, Ottoman Turkish
and Indian architectural styles.
It is one of the seven wonders of
the world and the jewel of
Muslim art in India.

Hawa Mahal
The great monuments of the
royal Rajputs of Rajasthan,
Hawa Mahal also Palace of
Winds is situated in theheart
of pink cityand the capital of
Rajasthan,Jaipur.
The pyramid shape five-story
palace is constructed by red
and pink sandstone by
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
for womens of royal families.
Hawa Mahal is one of the
major tourist attraction of
Jaipur as well as in theroyal
state Rajasthan.

Victoria Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Victoria
Terminus is a historic railway station situated in
the dream city of India Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Victoria Terminus is one of the most busiest
railway station in India and headquarters of the
Central Railways.

Victoria Memorial Hall

The Victoria Memorial Hall is located in the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata and
dedicated to Queen Victoria.
Victoria Memorial is one of the major tourist attraction of Kolkata and serves as a
museum with great collection of manuscripts,paintings and sculptures of the British
period.
Victoria Memorial was declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in India.

Mahabodhi Temple
The Mahabodhi Temple or Great Awakening Temple is a Buddhist
temple located in the Gaya district of Bihar state.
Mahabodhi Mahavihara Bodhgaya Temple is one of the ancient and
most important shrines of Buddhist in India.
The site contains a Mahabodhi Tree,Lord Buddha stupa and the
monastery called Bodhimanda Vihara. Mahabodhi Temple is count on
one of the 7 wonders of India.

Charminar

The Charminar was built in 1591 by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb

Shah, the 5th ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
He built this famous structure to commemorate the elimination of a
plague epidemic in the city.
He is said to have prayed for the end of a plague that was ravaging
his city and vowed to build a masjid at the very place where he was
praying.

Sanchi Stupa
The Great Stupa at Sanchi was built by the
emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century
BC.
Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick
structure built over the relics of the Buddha.

Khajuraho temples
Khajuraho has the
largest group of
medieval Hindu and Jain
temples, famous for
their erotic sculptures.
The temples are made
of sandstone, and were
built between 950 and
1150, by the Chandela
rulers.

Qutab Minar
The Qutub Minar in New Delhi the capital of India, is
constructed with red sandstone and marble, and is the tallest
minaret in India, with a height of 72.5 metres (237.8 ft).
It contains 379 stairs and the base diameter is 14.3 metres and
it narrows to 2.7 metres at the last storey.

Sun temple in Konark

Konark Sun Temple is a 13th century Sun Temple at Konark,
in Orissa.
It was constructed from sandstone by King Narasimhadeva I
.
The entire complex was designed in the form of the God's
huge chariot drawn by seven spirited horses on twelve pairs
of exquisitely decorated wheels at its base.