Important Tourist place in India

Important Tourist place in India

Tourist Place / MonumentLocationBuilder / Founder / Patron
Kanheri CavesMumbai, MaharashtraBuddhist Monks (Satavahana period, later patrons)
Elephanta CavesMumbai, MaharashtraKalachuri rulers (later patronage by Rashtrakutas)
Ajanta CavesAurangabad, MaharashtraSatavahanas; later Vakataka King Harisena
Ellora CavesAurangabad, MaharashtraRashtrakutas, Chalukyas & Kalachuris
Kandariya Mahadeva TempleKhajuraho, Madhya PradeshChandela King Vidyadhara
Madan Mahal FortJabalpur, Madhya PradeshRaja Madan Shah (Gond Dynasty)
Mrignayani PalaceGwalior, Madhya PradeshRaja Man Singh Tomar
Dhar FortDhar, Madhya PradeshOriginally Paramaras; renovated by Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Golconda FortHyderabad, TelanganaKakatiya Dynasty; expanded by Qutb Shahi rulers
Fort KochiKochi, KeralaPortuguese
Vijay StambhaChittorgarh, RajasthanRana Kumbha
Qutub MinarDelhiBegun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak; completed by Iltutmish
Adhai Din Ka JhonpraAjmer, RajasthanConverted into mosque by Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Hauz Khas ComplexDelhiAlauddin Khalji; madrasa by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Tughlaqabad FortDelhiGhiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Firoz Shah KotlaDelhiFiroz Shah Tughlaq
Bundi Fort (Taragarh Fort)Bundi, RajasthanRao Deva Hada (later expanded)
Lake PicholaUdaipur, RajasthanPichhu Banjara (later enlarged by Maharana Udai Singh II)
Kankaria LakeAhmedabad, GujaratSultan Qutb-ud-din Ahmad Shah II
Mehrangarh FortJodhpur, RajasthanRao Jodha
Fateh Sagar LakeUdaipur, RajasthanMaharana Jai Singh; reconstructed by Maharana Fateh Singh
Deeg PalaceDeeg, RajasthanMaharaja Suraj Mal
Raniji Ki BaoriBundi, RajasthanRani Nathavati Ji
Chhatra MahalBundi, RajasthanRao Chhatrasal
Junagarh FortBikaner, RajasthanRaja Rai Singh
Jantar MantarDelhi & JaipurMaharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
Nahargarh FortJaipur, RajasthanSawai Jai Singh II
Bharatpur Fort (Lohagarh Fort)Bharatpur, RajasthanMaharaja Suraj Mal
Moti MasjidRed Fort, DelhiAurangzeb
Umaid Bhawan PalaceJodhpur, RajasthanMaharaja Umaid Singh
Aram BaghAgra, Uttar PradeshBabur
Red FortDelhiShah Jahan
Humayun’s TombDelhiHaji Begum (Hamida Banu Begum)
Shalimar BaghSrinagar, Jammu & KashmirJahangir
Fort St. GeorgeChennai, Tamil NaduBritish East India Company
Sher Shah Suri TombSasaram, BiharBuilt by Islam Shah Suri
Fatehpur SikriAgra, Uttar PradeshAkbar
Purana QilaDelhiSher Shah Suri (completed); begun by Humayun
Akbar’s TombSikandra, Uttar PradeshBegun by Akbar; completed by Jahangir
Chashme ShahiSrinagar, Jammu & KashmirAli Mardan Khan (under Shah Jahan)
Itmad-ud-Daulah’s TombAgra, Uttar PradeshNur Jahan
Taj MahalAgra, Uttar PradeshShah Jahan
Nishat BaghSrinagar, Jammu & KashmirAsif Khan
Sheesh MahalAgra FortShah Jahan
Khas MahalAgra FortShah Jahan
Diwan-i-Khas (Agra Fort)AgraShah Jahan
Bara ImambaraLucknow, Uttar PradeshNawab Asaf-ud-Daula
Chota ImambaraLucknow, Uttar PradeshNawab Muhammad Ali Shah
GolgharPatna, BiharCaptain John Garstin (British)
Padri Ki HaveliPatna, BiharJesuit Missionaries (rebuilt under British)
Fort WilliamKolkata, West BengalBritish East India Company
Bibi Ka MaqbaraAurangabad, MaharashtraPrince Azam Shah (for Aurangzeb)
Safdarjung’s TombDelhiShuja-ud-Daula
Belur MathHowrah, West BengalSwami Vivekananda
Anand BhavanPrayagraj, Uttar PradeshMotilal Nehru
Lakshman JhulaRishikesh, UttarakhandModern suspension bridge (1929)
ShantiniketanBirbhum, West BengalRabindranath Tagore
Sabarmati AshramAhmedabad, GujaratMahatma Gandhi
Prince of Wales Museum (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya)MumbaiBritish Government
Gateway of IndiaMumbaiBritish Government
Rashtrapati BhavanNew DelhiSir Edwin Lutyens
Victoria MemorialKolkataBritish Government
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic GardenHowrah, West BengalBritish East India Company
Sunset PointMount Abu, RajasthanNatural Viewpoint
India GateNew DelhiSir Edwin Lutyens
Sanchi StupaRaisen, Madhya PradeshEmperor Ashoka
Konark Sun TempleOdishaNarasimhadeva I
Brihadeeswara TempleThanjavur, Tamil NaduRajaraja Chola I
Hawa MahalJaipur, RajasthanMaharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
City PalaceUdaipur, RajasthanMaharana Udai Singh II
Amer FortJaipur, RajasthanRaja Man Singh I
Agra FortAgra, Uttar PradeshAkbar
CharminarHyderabad, TelanganaMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Sarnath Dhamek StupaVaranasi, Uttar PradeshGupta Period (site patronized by Ashoka)
Mahabodhi TempleBodh Gaya, BiharEmperor Ashoka (original shrine)
Khajuraho Group of TemplesMadhya PradeshChandela Dynasty
Dilwara TemplesMount Abu, RajasthanVimal Shah & Tejpal-Vastupal
Rani Ki VavPatan, GujaratQueen Udayamati
Gol GumbazVijayapura, KarnatakaMuhammad Adil Shah
Mysore PalaceMysuru, KarnatakaWadiyar Dynasty
Vivekananda Rock MemorialKanyakumari, Tamil NaduVivekananda Rock Memorial Committee (1970)
Cellular JailPort Blair, Andaman & NicobarBritish Government
Nalanda University RuinsBiharGupta rulers (Kumaragupta I)
Hampi MonumentsKarnatakaVijayanagara Empire

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