The following table enlists the major monuments of India −
Monuments | Constructed by | Location |
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Nalanda University | Gupta Dynasty | Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar) |
The seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram | Narasimhavarman II | Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu) |
Jagannatha Temple | King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva (Eastern Ganga Dynasty) | Puri, Odisha |
Lingaraj Temple | Somavamsi Dynasty | Bhubaneswar, Odhisha |
Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Chandela Dynasty | Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh |
Brihadeeswara Temple (also known as RajaRajeswara Temple) | Raja Raja Chola I | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu |
Ajanta Caves | Satavahana Dynasty later Mauryan Dynasty | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
Ellora Caves | Kalachuri, Chalukya, and Rashtrakuta Dynasties | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
Agra Fort | Mughal Emperor Akbar | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
Thousand Pillars Temple (also known as Rudreshwara Swamy Temple) | Kakatiya Dynasty | Hanamakonda, Telangana |
Red Fort | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan | Delhi |
Taj Mahal | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
Konark Sun Temple | Narasimhadeva I (Eastern Ganga Dynasty) | Konark, Odisha |
Fatehpur Sikri | Mughal Emperor Akbar | Agra, UP |
Bibi Ka Maqbara | Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
Jama Masjid | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan | Delhi |
Mehrangarh Fort | Rao Jodha | Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
Tajmahal | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
Qutub Minar | Qutubuddin Aibak | Delhi |
Makkah Masjid | Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah | Hyderabad, Telangana |
Hawa Mahal | Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Moti Masjid | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
Humayun's Tomb | Akbar and Humayun’s wife Empress Bega Begum | Delhi |
Charminar | Quli Qutub Shah | Hyderabad, Telangana |
Elephanta Caves | Not exactly known | Mumbai (Harbour), Maharashtra |
Bara Imambara | Asaf-ud-Daula (Nawab of Awadh) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
Dilwara Temples | Vastupal-Tejpal | Mount Abu, Rajasthan |
Gateway of India | British Government (Designed by George Wittet) | Mumbai City, Maharashtra |
India Gate | Designed by Edwin Lutyens | Delhi |
Jantar Mantar | Maharaja Jai Singh | Delhi |
Parana Qila (Old Fort) | Shershah Suri | Delhi |
Golden Temple | Fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das | Amritsar, Punjab |
Victoria Memorial | British Government | Kolkata, West Bengal |
Thillai Natarajah Temple | Made collectively by Pallava, Chola, Pandya, etc. | Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu |
Group of Hampi Monuments | Vijayanagara Empire | Hampi, Karnataka |
Lotus Temple | Architect - Fariborz Sahba | Delhi |