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India is rich in culture, traditions, heritage buildings, temples, forts and palaces. Famous Indian Monuments includes: Humayun Tomb, Moti Masjid, Qutub Minar, Red Fort etc.
Here is a list of major historical monuments of India, their location, time of construction and details of their builder.
| Monument | Year | Location | Built By | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahabodhi Temple | 260 BC | Bodh Gaya (Bihar) | Emperor Asoka | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves | 1st century BC | Orissa | Kharavela (Chedi dynasty) | Udaygiri consists of 15 caves and Khandagiri consists of 18 caves. |
| Nalanda University | 4th century AD | Nalanda, Bihar | Kumaragupta I (Gupta Dynasty) | The world's first University, this university hosted foreign students like Hueng Tsang. |
| Mahabalipuram | 7th-8th century AD | Kanchipuram (TN) | Narasimhavarman I (Pallava kingdom) | It is also a UNESCO world heritage site. |
| Brihadisvara Temple | 1003 and 1010 AD | Thanjavur (TN) | Raja Raja Chola I | |
| Brihadisvara Temple | 1035 AD | Gangaikonda Cholapuram (TN) | Rajendra Chola I | |
| Jagannath Temple | 1078 AD | Puri, Orissa | Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva (Eastern Ganga dynasty) | |
| Lingarja Temples | 11th century AD | Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | Jajati Keshari (Somavamsi dynasty) | |
| Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra | 1192 CE | Ajmer (RJ) | Qutb-ud-Din-Aibak | |
| Qutb Minar | 1193 | Delhi | Qutubuddin Aibak | |
| Airavatesvara Temple | 12th century AD | Darasuram (TN) | Rajaraja Chola II | |
| Atala Mosque | 1408 | Jaunpur (UP) | Ibrahim Shah Sharki | |
| Sher Shah's Tomb | 1540-1545 | Sasaram (Bihar) | Mir Muhammad Aliwal Khan (architect) | The tomb was built during the lifetime of Sher Shah as well as the reign of his son Islam Shah. |
| Humayun's Tomb | 1565-1572 | Delhi | Hamida Banu Begum | UNESCO World Heritage Site, Made of red sandstone. |
| Agra Fort | 1565-1573 | Agra (UP) | Akbar (AD 1556-1605) | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Fatehpur Sikri | 1571-85 | Agra (UP) | Akbar (AD 1556-1605) | UNESCO World Heritage site, Made of red sandstone. |
| Golden Temple | 1577 | Amritsar, Punjab | Guru Ram Das | It is gilded with 750kg of pure gold. |
| Charminar | 1591 | Hyderabad, Telangana | Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (Golkonda) | It is made of granite and lime mortar. It has 4 minarets of 56m height each hence it is called Charminar. |
| Amer Fort | 1592 | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Raja Man Singh I. | Made of red sandstone and marble |
| Akbar's tomb | 1605-1613 | Sikandra (UP) | Jahangir | |
| Pathar Ki Mosque | 1621 | Patna, Bihar | Parviz Mirza, son of Jahangir | |
| Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula | 1622-1628 | Agra (UP) | Nurjahan | |
| Sheesh Mahal | 1631-1640 AD | Agra (UP) | Shah Jahan | |
| Gol Gumbaz | 1656 | Bijapur, Karnataka | Mohammed Adil Shah (Bahmani rulers) | Taj Mahal of South India. |
| Moti Masjid (Red Fort) | 1659-1660 | Delhi | Aurangzeb | |
| Bibi Ka Maqbara | 1668 | Aurangabad (MH) | Aurangzeb | |
| Rabia Durrani's Tomb | 1678 | Aurangabad | Prince Azam Shah | It was built by Prince Azam Shah in memory of Rabia Durani, wife of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. |
| Makkah Masjid | 1693 | Hyderabad (TN) | Quli Qutub Shah | It was completed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1693. |
| Bara Imambara | 1784 | Lucknow (UP) | Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh | |
| Hawa Mahal | 1799 | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh | It is a five-story building made of pink and red sandstone. There are nearly 953 windows, hence often referred to as the Palace of Winds. |
| Chota Imambara | 1838 | Lucknow (UP) | Muhammad Ali Shah, the Nawab of Awadh | |
| Victoria Memorial | 1906-1921 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Lord Curzon | It was dedicated to Queen Victoria, situated on the banks of Hooghly River. |