Taj Mahal
Simply the world's greatest building: Shah Jahan's monument to loe fully lies
up to all expectations.
Humayun’s Tomb
The tomb established some of the important norms for later Mughal
mausolea. It is set in a geometrically arranged garden criscrossed
by numerous water channels and probably representing symbolically a
paradise setting.
India
Gate
The entire monument is extremely beautiful and the
arch stands on a low base of red Bharatpur stone which rises in
stages to a huge molding.
Jama Masjid
Situated in the ancient town of Old Delhi, the Jama or Jama Masjid
is the final architectural extraaganza of the Mughal Emperor,
Shahjahan.
Qutab
Minar
Beautiful calligraphy adorns the adjacent edifices. The Minar rises
over 230 feet and can be ascended by a circular stairway for a view
that is breathtaking. The monument tapers from a 15-meter diameter
base to just 2˝ metres at the top.
Shore Temple
The shore temples at Mahabalipuram, a coastalvillage 50 km south of
Madras, were built in the 7th century, during the reign of
Rajasimha, and they depict the final flowering of Pallaa art.
Chaminar
The Charminar in Hyderabad, at the capital city of Andhra Pradesh,
is a massie arch built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah, in 1591 to
commemorate the end of the plague in the city.
Agra Fort
The high red sandstone ramparts
of this great monument stretch for almost 2.5 kilometers, dominating
a bend in the river Yamuna, northwest of the
Taj Mahal
