CULTURAL SITES
Agra Fort (Agra, UP; 1983)
This fort, built by the Mughals, is remarkable for the fusion of Persian art of the Timurid and the Indian Art Form.
Ajanta Caves (Aurangabad, Maharashtra; 1983)
These caves depict richly decorated paintings and frescos. As a whole, there are 31 rock-cut cave monuments, which are unique representations of the religious art of Buddhism.
Ellora Caves (Aurangabad, Maharashtra; 1983)
Ellora Caves, also known as Ellora Complex are a cultural mix of religious arts of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism .
Taj Mahal (Agra, UP; 1983)
It is a large edifice made in white marble in a typical Mughal architecture that combines elements from Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles.
Sun temple (Konark Puri, Odisha; 1984)
Also known as Black Pagoda, it is built in the form of the Chariot of Surya (Arka), the Sun God with 24 wheels. It was built by the Narasimha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu; 1984)
These group of monuments built by the Pallavas in 7th and 8th centuries in the form of Chariots, Mandapas, 11 Cave Sanctuaries covered with bas-reliefs, rock relief of Descent of Ganges, which is the largest open air rock relief also known as Arjuna's Penance or Bhagiratha's Penance.
Group of Monuments at Pattadkal (Karnataka; 1987)
This group of monuments covers a remarkable series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary in Northern Karnataka. They were built under the Chalukya Dynasty during the 7th and 8th century.
Churches and Convents of Goa (Velha, Goa; 1986)
These monuments of Goa, built by the colonial Portugese rulers, known as the "Rome of the Orient", were established by different catholic religious orders, from November 25, 1510 onwards.
Group of Monuments at Hampi (Bellary, Karnataka; 1986)
Hampi subsumes the ruins of Vijayanagar, which was the former capital of Vijayanagar Empire.
Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh; 1986)
"The City of Victory", was built during the second half of the 16th century by the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Madhya Pradesh; 1986)
Khajuraho Group of Monuments is attributed to the Chandela Dynasty of Rajput Descent.
Elephanta Caves (Mumbai, Maharashtra; 1987)
Humayun Tomb (New Delhi; 1993)
It was built in 1569-1570 by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun's widow Biga Begum (Hajji Begum).
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh; 1989)
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, located at 45 km from Bhopal are a group of Buddhist monuments, dated between 200 BC and 100 BC.
Mountain Railways of India. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999) Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005) Kalka-Shimla Railway (2008)
UNESCO's recognition to three of the five Mountain Railways of India has been stated as for being " outstanding examples of bold, igneious engineering solutions for the problem of establishing an effective rail through a rugged mountain terrain".
Qutub Minar and its Monuments (New Delhi; 1993)
A shining iron pillar of 7.02m erected at the centre of the complex, with inscriptions in Sanskrit of the Chandra Gupta II period: History records its construction, initially by Qutubuddin Aibak in 1192, its completion by Iltutmish (1211 - 36) and again by Alauddin Khalji (1296 - 1316).
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya (Bihar; 2002)
The main temple is 50m in height, built in Indian Architectural style, dated between 5th and 6th centuries, and it is the oldest temple in the Indian sub-continent built during the "Golden Age" of Indian Culture, credited to the Gupta Period.
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (Madhya Pradesh; 2003)
The rock shelters, discovered only in 1957 by V.S. Wakankar, comprise a group pf "five clusters of rock shelters" with paintings that are inferred to date from the "Mesolithic Period right through to the historical period".
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (Gujarat; 2004)
This is a concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage properties cradled in an impressive landscape, which includes prehistoric (chalcolithic) sites.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai, Maharashtra; 2004)
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The Station was designed by Frederick William Stevens, a consulting architect in 1887-1888. It took ten years to complete and was named "Victoria Terminus". The famous architectural landmark in Gothic style was built as the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway.
Great Living Chola Temples (Tamil Nadu; 2004)
The Great Living Chola Temples, built by Kings of the Chola Empire are stretched all over Tamil Nadu. The cultural Heritage site includes three great temples of 11th and 12th century, namely the Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.
Red Fort Complex (New Delhi; 2007)
The Architectural design of the structures built within the fort represents a blend of Persian, Timurid and Indian architectural styles; Isfahan, the Persian capital, is said to have provided the inspiration to build the Red Fort Complex.
Jantar Mantar (Jaipur, Rajasthan; 2010)
The Jaipur Observatory is the largest and best preserved of a total of five such facilities at different locations and has a set of 20 main fixed instruments built in masonry.
NATURAL SITES
Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam; 1985)
Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the North-Eastern State of Assam in the flood plains of the Brahmaputra River. It was first established as a Reserved Forest in 1908 to protect the dwindling species of rhinoceros.
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam; 1985)
The sanctuary is the habitat of several species of plants and 21 most threatened species of mammals, out of 55 mammal species in the sanctuary, 36 reptile species, 3 amphibians and 350 species of birds are endangered species.
Keoladeo National Park (Nharatpur, Rajasthan; 1985)
It became a protected bird sanctuary in 1971, and was recorded as a Ramsar wetland site in 1981. It was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
Sunderbans National Park (West Bengal; 1987)
The Sunderbans National Park, comprises of the largest estuarine mangrove forest in the world, is a National Park, Tiger reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site and a biosphere located in the Sunderbans, Ganga River delta bordering the Bay of Bengal, and is situated in West Bengal.
Nanda Devi and Valley of flowers (Uttarakhand; 1988, 2005)
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park are nestled high in West Himalaya. Valley of Flowers National Park is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty.
Western Ghats Sahyadri Mountains (2012)
Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, a mountain range along the Western side of India and one of the world's eight "Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots".
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