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Heritage:

India is a country of diversity. Indian heritage is very ancient and very large there heritage places in India .Many foreigner come every year for seeing.

 

 Taj Mahal:
In current 2007 ranking Taj Mahal have 1st ranking in worlds wonder. This is the main heritage of India. Due to This many tourists come to India every year. It is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, about 210 kms from the Indian capital Delhi.
Taj Mahal is the symbol of love. The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, after she died in 1631.The Taj Mahal was named a United Nations World Heritage site in 1983.

 

 Fatehpur Sikri:
Fatehpur Sikri is situated 26 miles west of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It was built at the orders of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1571-1585.
 

 The Buland Gate:
This gate is the entrance into the courtyard around the great mosque at Fatehpur Sikri, the Jami Masjid. Height of Buland Gate is 176 feets.

 

 Konark Sun Temple:
The Sun(Surya) has been a popular deity in India since the Vedic period. Indian people pray to the Sun. Konark Sun Temple is situated in Konark,Orissa.It is also known as Black Pagoda & Konarak .It was built by King Narsingha Deva in AD 1250.it also shows the Orissan Architectural Style. It is also the grandest achievement of the eastern school of architecture.

 

 Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti:
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is situated in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and the founder of the Chishti Sufi order, which is one of the most important Sufi organizations in the Indian subcontinent, had lived in Ajmer from 1190 until his death in 1232.Hence his final resting place has been transformed into a place of pilgrimage or Dargah (mausoleum).

 

 Varanasi:
The holy city of Varanasi is situated on the banks of Ganga.Pilgrims to the holy land, follow the age-old tradition of bathing and performing puja at the ghats. The Alamgir Mosque or the Beni Madhav Ka Darera close to the main city is an example of the beauty of amalgamation of the Hindu and mughal styles or architecture. It boasts of the largest residential university is Asia, namely the Banaras Hindu University. It BHU was founded by Pt. M.M. Malviya.

 








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