Famous Sites in India - GK

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India is rich in culture, heritage buildings, temples, forts and palaces. Most of the
monuments and forts in India reflect the traditions of historical rulers of the country.
Famous Indian Monuments include Old Churches of Goa, The Taj Mahal, Qutab
Minar of Delhi, Charminar, Red Fort, Jantar Mantar, etc. Many of these famous sites
in India also figure in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Therefore, these Historical Monuments constitute an important part of Indian
tourism. Other major sources of wealth for the Indian tourism are wildlife
sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries, National parks and ancient temples. In order to revisit
this list of Famous Sites in India later, you can download it as PDF.

List of Famous Sites in India

Below is the list of Famous Sites in India along with their respective locations.

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Site

Location

Jama Masjid

Delhi

Qutub Minar

Delhi

India Gate

Delhi

Red Fort

Delhi

Rashtrapati Bhawan

Delhi

Raj Ghat

Delhi

Humayun Tomb

Delhi

Shanti Van

Delhi

Lotus Temple

Delhi

Lodhi Gardens

Delhi

Jantar Mantar

Delhi

Ajanta Caves

Maharashtra

Ellora Caves

Maharashtra

Elephanta Caves

Maharashtra

Gateway of India
Hanging Garden

Maharashtra
Mumbai,
Maharashtra

Malabar Hills

Maharashtra

Tower of Silence

Maharashtra

Taj Mahal

Agra

Akbars Tomb

Agra

Amarnath Cave

Kashmir

Dal lake

Srinagar

Shalimar Bagh
Vaishno Devi
Shahi Chashma

Jammu and
Kashmir
Jammu and
Kashmir
Jammu and
kashmir

Victoria Memorial

Kolkata

Birla Planetarium

Kolkata

Fort William

Kolkata

Nakhoda Masjid

Kolkata

St pauls Cathedral

Kolkata

Tipu sultan Mosque

Kolkata

Howrah Bridge
Botanical Garden

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Mumbai,

Howrah, West
Bengal
Howrah, West
Bengal

Indian Museum

Kolkata

Jagannath Temple

Puri, Odissa

Chilka Lake

Odissa

Black pagoda/ Sun Temple

Konark, Odissa

Lingaraj Temple

Odissa

Ambar Palace

Jaipur

Nahargarh Fort

Jaipur

City Palace

Jaipur

Hawa Mahal

Jaipur

Jaigarh Fort

Jaipur

Birla Mandir

Jaipur

Jal Mahal

Jaipur

Albert Hall Museum

Jaipur

Island Palace

Udaipur

Junagarh Fort

Bikaner

Pushkar Lake

Ajmer

Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Ajmer

Jaisalmer Fort

Rajasthan

Monsoon Palace

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Kodiyat,
Rajasthan

Tower of Victory

Chittorhgarh

Dilwara Temple

Rajasthan

Tower of Fame

Rajasthan

Amer Fort

Jaipur

Mehrangarh Fort

Jodhpur

Pichola Lake

Udaipur

Golden Temple

Amritsar

Buland Darwaza

Uttar Pradesh

Panch Mahal

Uttar Pradesh

Benaras Ghat

Uttar Pradesh

Gwalior Fort

Madhya Pradesh

Marble Rocks

Madhya Pradesh

Lal bagh Garden

Karnataka

Brindaban Garden

Karnataka

Gol Gumbaj

Karnataka

Coorg

Karnataka

Mysore palace

Karnataka

Statue of Gomateshwara

Karnataka

Brindaban Garden

Karnataka

Minakshi Temple

Tamil Nadu

Marina Beach

Tamil Nadu

Brihadeeshwara Temple

Tamil Nadu

Char Minar

Hyderabad

Golkonda

Hyderabad

Birla Mandir

Hyderabad

Venkateswara Temple,

Andhra Pradesh

Tirumala
Jain temple

Gujrat

Great Rann of Kutch

Gujrat

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Kerala

Vembanad Lake

Kerala

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