it is related to our history in past and how the enviornment grow to its peak

1. WORLD HERITAGE SITES
1. TAJ MAHAL
2. KHAJURAHO
3. HAMPI
4. AJANTA CAVES
5. ELLORA CAVES
6. BODH GAYA
7. SUN TEMPLE
8. SANCHI
9. CHOLA TEMPLES
10. RANI KI VAV

2. TAJ MAHAL
Taj mahal is one of the
seven wonders of the
world. It was built by
emperor Shah Jahan in the
memory of his wife . It is
located at the bank of river
Yamuna in Agra and it was
completed in 1653 with
the estimated cost of 32
million . It is also called the
‘’ Jewel of Muslim art in
India .

3. KHAJURAHO
Khajurahu is located in
Madhya Pradesh and is a
unique heritage site in
India which is renowned
for a group of Hindu and
Jain temple situated 175
km south-east of Jhansi.
They are known for their
Nagara style symbolism
and erotic figures and
sculptures . It was built
between 950 to 1050 CE .

4. HAMPI
Hampi is located in the
northern part of Karnataka
it lies within the ruins of
the ancient prosperous
kingdom of vijaynagar and
the ruins of hampi are the
collection of heritage sites
depicting the excellent
Dravidian style of art and
architecture it the most
significant site in
Virupaksha temple.

5. AJANTA CAVES
Ajanta caves is famous for
rock- cut Cave Monuments
richly decorated paintings
and frescoes similar to
Sigiriya Paintings one of
the first World heritage
sites in India it date back to
around 2nd century BCE to
650 CE and consist of the
most beautiful masterpiece
of 31 rock- cut .

6. ELLORA CAVES
Ellora caves is famous for
Buddhist , Jain and Hindu
temples and monasteries,
caves excavated out of hills
,rock cut architecture it is a
famous world heritage site
and an archaeological site ,
ranging 29 km northwest of
the city of Aurangabad there
are 34 rock cut and known
for their Indian rock cut.

7. BODH GAYA
Bodh Gaya is located almost
96 km away from Patna,Bihar
its an important religious
center for the Buddhists as
this was the place where
Mahatma Buddha attained
enlightenment. The holy
Bodhi tree is the site where
Siddhartha gained knowledge
and become Gautam Buddha
and it is the holy pilgrimage
spot for Buddhists.

8. SUN TEMPLE
Sun temple is famous for
chariot of the sun , Kalinga
Architecture included in seven
wonders of the world it is at
Konark odisha and was built by
king Narasimhadeva 1 of the
eastern ganga dynasty in
around AD 1250 and it is in the
shape of a gigantic chariot with
carved stone wheel , pillars and
walls and is led by six horses

9. SANCHI
Sanchi is famous for
Monolithic Pillars, Temples
and monasteries ,Mauryan
Architecture , Ye Dharma
hetu inscriptions and they
are the oldest stone
structures in India it is
commissioned by emperor
Ashoka in 3rd century BCE
the Sanchi stupa is located
46 km north east of Bhopal

10. CHOLA TEMPLES
Chola temples is famous
for sculpture, paintings and
bronze casting these
temples were build in
southern part of India
during the rule of chola
empire . The Brihadisavara
temple , The temple at
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
and The Airavatesvara
Temple are the most
important temple

11. RANI KI VAV
Rani ki vav was build in the
3rd millennium BC in the
memory of the kings its an
example of beautiful
Ancient Indian
architecture constructed
during the of Solanki
density , legends says that
it was build in the honour
and memory of Bheemdev
1ST the son of the founder
of the family .