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Agra Fort
Agra Fort is a major Mughal citadel whose palaces, audience halls and defensive works reflect successive phases of imperial architecture.
Ajanta Caves
The rock-cut caves at Ajanta are renowned for Buddhist architecture, sculpture and paintings that illuminate ancient Indian religious and artistic traditions.
Brihadisvara Temple
The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur is a landmark of Chola architecture and a living centre of worship, art and inscriptional history.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai is a landmark railway building combining Victorian Gothic Revival design with Indian craftsmanship and motifs.
Churches and Convents of Goa
The churches and convents of Old Goa preserve major examples of colonial-era Christian architecture and the layered history of Goa.
Dholavira
Dholavira in Gujarat preserves a major urban settlement of the Indus Civilisation, including planned divisions, reservoirs and distinctive stone construction.
Elephanta Caves
The Elephanta Caves near Mumbai preserve major rock-cut sculptures and shrines associated especially with Shaiva traditions.
Ellora Caves
Ellora is a vast rock-cut complex representing Buddhist, Hindu and Jain traditions, including the monumental Kailasa temple.
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a planned Mughal imperial complex near Agra, known for monumental gateways, courtyards, palaces and religious buildings.
Great Living Chola Temples
The Great Living Chola Temples represent the monumental architecture, sculpture and ritual traditions of the Chola period in Tamil Nadu.
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram preserves Pallava-period rock-cut and structural monuments along the Tamil coast, including rathas, cave temples and the Shore Temple.
Hampi
Hampi preserves the monumental landscape of the Vijayanagara capital, combining temples, royal structures, water systems and a dramatic boulder-strewn setting.
Historic City of Ahmedabad
Historic Ahmedabad preserves layered architectural and urban traditions including pol neighbourhoods, religious buildings and long-standing craft and mercantile cultures.
Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb in Delhi is an influential garden-tomb complex that helped shape later Mughal architecture.
Jaipur City
Jaipur is a planned historic city whose urban grid, markets, palaces, astronomical observatory and craft traditions express a distinctive Rajput-era vision.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Khajuraho is known for an outstanding group of temples combining refined architecture with extensive sculptural programmes from medieval central India.
Konark Sun Temple
The Sun Temple at Konark is a masterwork of Kalinga architecture, conceived as a monumental stone chariot associated with Surya.
Mahabodhi Temple Complex
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya marks the place traditionally associated with the Buddha's enlightenment and remains a major pilgrimage centre.
Nalanda Mahavihara
Nalanda was a major centre of learning and monastic life whose archaeological remains testify to India’s long traditions of scholarship and international intellectual exchange.
Pattadakal
Pattadakal in Karnataka contains an important group of temples that demonstrate interaction between northern and southern architectural forms.
Qutub Minar
The Qutub Minar complex in Delhi preserves major examples of early Indo-Islamic architecture and inscriptions spanning several historical phases.
Ramappa Temple
Ramappa Temple in Telangana is a Kakatiya-period temple celebrated for its sculptural detail, engineering and distinctive architectural composition.
Rani ki Vav
Rani ki Vav at Patan is an elaborately sculpted stepwell demonstrating sophisticated water architecture and artistic craftsmanship.
Red Fort
Delhi’s Red Fort is a major Mughal-era citadel and a nationally significant setting for India’s Independence Day address.