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An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.
Any Indian citizen reading this would picturise the Crown of Palaces – TAJ MAHAL which was recognized as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In this blog, we will list the most famous monuments across the globe that are important from an exam point of view.
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There are different Famous Monuments in the World. The term ‘monument’ is usually applied to buildings or structures that are considered examples of important architectural and/or cultural heritage. Monuments have been created for thousands of years, and they are often the most durable and famous symbols of ancient civilizations.
Other than the individual government that protecting the monuments in their jurisdiction, there are institutions such as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site program and World Monuments Fund, that protect and preserve monuments that considered to possess special natural or cultural significance for the world.
List of Famous Monuments of the World
| Name of the Monument | Country |
| Statue of Liberty | New York, USA |
| The Eiffel Tower | Paris, France |
| St Basil’s Cathedral | Moscow, Russia |
| Blue Domed Church | Santorini, Greece |
| The Great Sphinx | Giza, Egypt |
| Machu Pichu | Peru |
| Big Ben | London |
| Burjal Arab Hotel | Dubai |
| Tower of Pisa | Italy |
| Christ the Redeemer | Riode Janeiro, Brazil |
| Lascaux Cave Paintings | France |
| Loch Ness | Scotland |
| Mont St Michel | France |
| Bran Castle | Transylvania, Romania |
| Agia Sophia | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Brandenburg Gate | Berlin, Germany |
| Acropolis | Athens, Greece |
| Sagrada Familia | Barcelona, Spain |
| Uluru Sandstone | Australia |
| Mount Fuji | Japan |
| Mount Eden Crater | New Zealand |
| Al Aqsa Mosque | Jerusalem |
| Angkor Wat | Cambodia |
| St Peter’s Cathedral | Vatican City |
| Mount Rushmore | South Dakota |
| Victoria Falls | Between Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| The Great Canyon | Arizona |
| Petra Rock-cut Architecture | Jordan |
| Cape of Good Hope | South Africa |
| Chichen Itza | Mexico |
| Inukshuk | Canada |
| Table Mountain | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, California |
| Kilimanjaro | Tanzania |
| Forbidden City | Beijing |
| Iguazu Falls | On the border of Brazil and Argentina |
| The Colosseum | Rome, Italy |
| Twyfelfontein–Ancient Rock Engravings | Namibia |
| The Blue Mosque | Istanbul |
| Millau Bridge | France |
| Luxor Temple | Egypt |
| Faisal Mosque | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| The Empire State Building | New York |
| Newgrange Tomb | Ireland |
| TilchoLake | Nepal |
| Pompeii | Italy |
| The Wailing Wall | Jerusalem |
| Abu Simbel | Egypt |
| Middle of the Earth or
The Ciudad Mitaddel Mundo |
Ecuador |
| Potala Palace | Lhasa, Tibet |
| Angel Falls | Venezuela |
| Ephesus | Turkey |
| Twelve Apostles | Australia |
| The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall | China |
| The Sultan Ahmed Mosque | Turkey |
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List of Famous Monuments in India
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Now let’s learn about some Indian Monuments known for its historic importance
| State | Monument | Place | Built by |
| Bihar
|
Golghar | Patna | British Govt. |
| Pathar Ki Masjid | Patna | Pervez Shah | |
| Sher Shah’s Tomb | Sasaram | Sher Shah’s son | |
| Vishnupad Temple | Gaya | Rani Ahilyabai | |
|
Delhi
|
Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | Ferozshan Tughlaq |
| Hauz Khas | Delhi | Alauddin Khilji | |
| Humayun Tomb | Delhi | Empress Bega Begum | |
| Jama Masjid | Delhi | Shahjahan | |
| Jantar-Mantar | Delhi | Sawai Jai Singh | |
| Khirki Masjid | Delhi | Ghyasuddin Tughlaq | |
| Lakshmi Narayan Temple | Delhi | Birla Family | |
| Moti Masjid | Delhi | Aurangzeb | |
| President House | Delhi | British Govt. | |
| Purana Qila | Delhi | Sher Shah Suri | |
| Qutub Minar | Delhi | Qutubuddin Aibak | |
| Red Fort | Delhi | Shahjahan | |
| Safdarjung Tomb | Delhi | Shuja-ud-daula | |
| Gujarat | Sabarmati Ashram | Ahmadabad | Mahatma Gandhi |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
Charar-E- Sharif | Budgam | Zainul Abedin |
| Nishat Garden | Srinagar | Asaf Ali | |
| Shalimar Garden | Srinagar | Jahangir | |
| Karnataka | Gol Gumbaz | Bijapur | Yaqut of Dabul |
|
Maharashtra
|
Ajanta- Ellora Caves | Aurangabad | Gupta rulers |
| Bibi Ka Maqbara | Aurangabad | Aurangzeb | |
| Elephanta Cave | Mumbai | Rashtrakuta rulers | |
| Gateway Of India | Mumbai | British Govt. | |
| Kanheri Fort | Mumbai | Buddhists | |
|
Odisha |
Jagannath Temple | Puri | Anantavarman Ganga |
| Sun Temple | Konark | Narasimhadeva I | |
| Punjab | Golden Temple | Amritsar | Guru Ramdas |
|
Rajasthan
|
Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra | Ajmer | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Bharatpur Fort | Bharatpur | Raja Surajmal Singh | |
| Ajmer Sharif Dargah | Ajmer | Sultan Shyasuddin | |
| Dilwara Jain Temple | Mount Abu | Siddharaja | |
| Hawa Mahal | Jaipur | Maharaja Pratap Singh | |
| Jaigarh Fort | Jaipur | Sawai Jai Singh | |
| Jodhpur Fort | Jodhpur | Rao Jodha | |
| Nahargarh Fort | Jaipur | Sawai Jai Singh | |
| Vijaya Stambha | Chittorgarh | Maharana Kumbha | |
| Tamil Nadu | Saint George Fort | Chennai | East India Company |
|
Telangana
|
Char- Minar | Hyderabad | Quli Qutub Shah |
| Makka Masjid | Hyderabad | Quli Qutub Shah | |
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Agra Fort | Agra | Akbar |
| Akbar Rsquo Tomb | Sikandra | Akbar | |
| Anand Bhawan | Allahabad | Motilal Nehru | |
| Aram Bagh | Agra | Babur | |
| Bada Imambara | Lucknow | Asaf-ud-daula | |
| Chhota Imambara | Lucknow | Muhammad Ali Shah | |
| Deewan-E- Khas | Agra Fort | Shahjahan | |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Agra | Akbar | |
| Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula | Agra | Nurjahan | |
| Jama Masjid | Agra | Shahjahan | |
| Moti Masjid | Agra | Shahjahan | |
| Sati Burj | Mathura | Raja Bhagwan Das | |
| Shish Mahal | Agra | Shahjahan | |
| Taj Mahal | Agra | Shahjahan | |
|
West Bengal
|
Shantiniketan | West Bengal | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Belur Math | Kolkata | Swami Vivekananda | |
| Victoria Memorial | Kolkata | British Govt. |
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