23 Must-See Buildings for Your First Trip to India: Quick Facts

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Jaisalmer, India: hill fort

The Brihadishvara Temple in Thanjavur, India, features a towering, intricately carved stone structure with smaller shrines and visitors at its base.

Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India: Buland Darwāza

The marble mausoleum of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, with its large central dome, four minarets, and reflecting pool in the foreground.

The Golden Temple with its ornate gold exterior stands beside the white Clock Tower, both reflected in the surrounding pool in Amritsar, India.

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