Best places: Monuments in India

Ornately sculpted, 13th-century Hindu place of worship depicting the vast chariot of sun god, Surya.

Memorial dedicated to martyred Indo-Pakistani War soldiers, with a continuously burning flame.

Monument & eternal flame built as a memorial to fallen & unknown Indian soldiers from 1971 war.

👍👍 It is centre and one of busiest part of city.A city centre is the area of a city where significant commerce, political, cultural and power is concentrated. It is often also the geographic centre of a city. Typically, the city centre will be the first part of a city that was settled, making it the mo...

Grand, Indo-Saracenic-style, 26m-tall triumphal stone arch, built on the waterfront in 1924.

Imposing triumphal arch commemorating the Indian soldiers killed in the First World War.

17th-century, Mughal-style, marble mausoleum with minarets, a mosque & famously symmetrical gardens.

182-m. statue of legendary activist & politician Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel created by Ram V. Sutar.

Sacred monument in honour of a Hindu monk built on a rock half a kilometre out to sea.

Richly decorated caves dating from 2nd & 1st centuries BC, home to masterpieces of religious art.

Built to honour Buddha, this Golden pagoda with a massive stone dome features a meditation hall.

This 2nd-century BCE Buddhist stupa is part of the Sanchi complex & features decorative reliefs.

Time-tested complex of monolithic rock-cut temples featuring ornate architectural carvings.

Monumental stone gate erected in 1903 to honor British statesman & viceroy Lord Curzon.

Large 1500s domed mosque, with an arched interior & inscribed mihrab, plus an arcaded courtyard.

👍 Really aesthetic place, very well curated. Capturing all the main aspects of the city of Kolkata, It's history, culture and heritage. The place is beautiful but the maintenance is not. We visited early in the morning and few of the video exhibits were not working. There is no AC, so it was very hot,...

24-foot-high ancient column, with a Sanskrit inscription & made from metal that will never rust.

👍👍 Khanqah-e-Moula (Kashmiri: خانٛقاهِ معلىٰ), also known as Shah-e-Hamadan Masjid and Khanqah, is a mosque located in the Old City of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated on the right bank of the river Jhelum between the Fateh Kadal and Zaina Kadal bridges, it was first built in 1395 CE, com...

Landscaped park anchored by a marble statue of the Maharaja holding an astrological diagram.

Ornate 1878 clock tower modeled after Big Ben & featuring stained-glass windows & musical chimes.