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Major Historical Monument of India
| Monuments | Place | Construction |
| stone mosque | Patna | It was built by Parvez Shah, son of Mughal emperor Jahangir. |
| Shershah’s tomb | Sasaram, Bihar | It was designed by architect Mir Muhammad Aliwal Khan. |
| Vishnupad Temple | Gaya, Bihar | The present temple was built by Ahilya Bai Holkar. |
| Firoz Shah Kotla | Delhi | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Hauz Khas | Delhi | Alauddin Khilji |
| Humayun’s Tomb | Delhi | It was built by Haji Begum. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1993. |
| JAMA Masjid | Delhi | Shahjahan |
| Jantar Mantar | Jaipur, Delhi, Mathura, Ujjain, Varanasi | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur built five astronomical observatories in northern India. |
| Khidki Masjid | Delhi | It was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s prime minister Khan-e-Jahan Junain Shah in 1380. |
| Moti Masjid | Delhi | Aurangzeb |
| Moti Masjid | Agra | Shahjahan |
| Red Fort | Delhi | Shahjahan |
| Qutub Minar | Delhi | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Safdarjung Tomb | Delhi | The tomb of Mirza Muqeem Abul Mansoor Khan (1739-54 AD), who became the Prime Minister under Ahmed Shah (1748-54), was built by his son Shuja-ud-Daula in about 1754. |
| Shalimar Garden | Srinagar | Jahangir |
| Gol Gumbaz | Bijapur, Karnataka | Tomb of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of Bijapur |
| Ajanta-Ellora Caves | Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra | |
| Bibi Ka Maqbara | Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra | The tomb of Aurangzeb’s wife Rabia-ul-Daurani alias Dilras Bano Begum, which was built by her son Azam Shah. |
| Elephant Cave | Mumbai | The rock-cut Elephanta Caves were constructed between the 5th and 6th centuries AD. |
| Jagannath Temple | Odisha | This temple is called the White Pagoda and is a part of the Chardham pilgrimage. |
| Konark Sun Temple | Odisha | Built by King Narasimha Dev-I |
| Golden Temple | Amritsar | Its foundation was laid by Sufi saint Mian Mir. |
| Adhai Din ka Jhopra | Ajmer | Originally a Sanskrit school which was demolished and a mosque was built by Qutubuddin Aibak. |
| Khwaja MoinuddinChishti Dargah | Ajmer | Dargah of the saint of Chishti order |
| Dilwara Jain Temple | Sirohirajasthan | Dedicated to Jain Tirthankaras |
| Hawa Mahal | Jaipur | A five-storey building built by Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799 and has 953 windows. |
| Jaigarh Fort | Jaipur | Built by Sawai Jai Singh |
| Mehrangarh Fort | jodhpur | Made by Rao Jodha |
| Amer Fort | Jaipur | |
| Vijay Stambh | chittorgarh | Built by Rana Kumbha |
| Kirti Stambh | chittorgarh | Located in Chittaurgarh Fort |
| Sonar Fort | Jaisalmer | Built by Bhati Raja Jaisal |
| St George Fort | Chennai | Built by Francis Day, employee of the East India Company |
| char minar | Hyderabad | Built by Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah |
| Bada Imambara | Lucknow | Built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula |
| Diwan-e-Khas | Agra | Shahjahan |
| Tomb of Itmaddaulah | Agra | The tomb of Mirza Ghiyas, which was completed by Noor Jahan, wife of Jahangir. First use of the Pitradura style |
| Akbar’s tomb | Sikandra, Agra | The construction was started by Akbar which was completed by Jahangir. |
| Sati Burj | Mathura | |
| Taj Mahal | Agra | Shahjahan |
| Shanti Niketan | West Bengal | Devendranath Thakur founded it. included in the world heritage list |
| Victoria Memorial | Kolkata | It was built by Viceroy Lord Curzon in memory of Queen Victoria. |
| Dashavatara Temple | Uttar Pradesh | dedicated to lord vishnu |
| Kailash Temple | Maharashtra | Located in the caves of Ellora, which was built by King Krishna I of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. |
| Mecca Masjid | Hyderabad | |
| Sanchi Stupa | Madhya Pradesh | Sanchi Stupa was built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. |
| Khajuraho Temple | Madhya Pradesh | Group of monuments of Hindu and Jainism |
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