Important Temples/Mosques/Fort/Gardens of Historical Importance in India

Temple/Mosque/Fort/Garden	Place	Brief History
Ahmed Shah’s Mosque	Ahmedabad	Built in A.D  1414. its pillars have Hindu emblems
Bhubaneswar Temples	Bhubaneswar. Orrisa	Stone temples
Bodh Gaya temple	Bodh Gaya. Bihar	60 m high temple built by Ashoka, site where Buddha attained enlightenment
Dilwara temples	Mt Abu, Rajasthan	Lavishly decorated with carvings, Jain temples
Golden Temple	Amritsar. Punjab	Sacred shrine of the Sikhs
Important Temples and Mosques
Jagannath Temple	Puri, Orrisa	Dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of Vishnu
Jama Masjid	Delhi	Biggest mosque in India built by Mughal Fmperor Shahjahan
Khajuraho Temples	Khajuraho, M.P.	Famous sculptures depicting art of love; built some time in  ad 950-1050
Mahabalipuram Temples	Mahabalipuram. Tamil Nadu	Also called ’Seven Pagodas’
Mahakali Temple	Ujjain,	Shiva Mandir
Meenakshi Temple	Madurai. Tamil Nadu	Dedicated to the Goddess Meenakshi
Moti Masjid	Agra. U.P.	Built by Mughal Lmpcror Shahjahan
Omkar Temple	Omkaiji. Madhya Pradesh	Shiva Temple on an island in the Narmada river, also called ’Black Pagoda'
Sun Temple or Konark Temple	Konark. Orrisa	The mythological conception of the Sun God riding a twenty-four wheeled chariot drawn by seven horses, carved in stone
Buland Darwaja	Fatehpur Sikri, Agra. UP	38 m high gate built by Akbar, is India’s highest gate
Forts, Gardens  Agra Fort	Agra. UP	Originally built by Akbar and additions made by Shahjahan containing famous buildings (Royal Palace Shish Mahal, Moti Masjid, Diwan-i-Aam, Diwan-i-Khas)
Gateway of India	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V of UK
Gol Gunibaz	Bijapur. Karnataka	India’s largest dome built on the tomb of Sultan Mohammed Adil Shah covering an area of 1630 m2
Gomateswara Statue	Sravanabelagola, Karnataka	India’s tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara
Gwalior Fort	Gwalior, MP	One of the biggest forts containing famous buildings like Man Mandir. Palace of Man Singh, etc.
Hawa Mahal	Jaipur. Rajasthan	Multi-storeyed pink coloured building
Hindodla Mahal	Mandu. Madhya Pradesh	The walls sloping at an angle of over 77° create an illusion that the entire building sways
Jan tar Mantar	New Delhi	Ancient observatory
Moghul Gardens	New Delhi	Garden of Rashtrapati Bhawan
Qutab Minar	New Delhi	72.5 m high stone tower; tallest minaret in India built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak as a Victory Tower
Ramanaihaswamy Corridor	Ramcshwaram. Tamil Nadu	India's longest corridor—1,220 m long
Rashtrapati Bhawan	New Delhi	India’s biggest residential building
Red Fort	New Delhi	Built by Shahjahan, made of red stone
Samath Stupa	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	22 m high and 28 m in diameter, stone structure built on the spot where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon
Sanchi Stupa	Sanchi. Bhopal	One of the earliest stupas, 17 m high and 36.5 m in diameter, made of bricks and sandstone
Shalimar Gardens	Srinagar. J&K	Pleasure resort in Kashmir
Brindaban Gardens	Mysore, Karnataka	Unique gardens adjacent to the Krishnarajasagar Dam