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23 Must-See Buildings for Your First Trip to India
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Taj Mahal Ellora Caves Hawa Mahal 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. Asian Games Qutb Minar
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Taj Mahal
Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
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Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves, northwest-central Maharashtra state, India.
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Hawa Mahal
Hawa Mahal (Hall of Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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Jaisalmer, India: hill fort
Portion of the wall of the Rajput hill fort at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
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Brihadishvara Temple
The central vimana (spire) of Brihadishvara Temple towering over the temple's...
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Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India: Buland Darwāza
Buland Darwāza (“Lofty Gate”), built during the reign of Akbar the Great, in Fatehpur...
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Taj Mahal
Considered the peak of Mughal architecture, the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal...
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Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
The Golden Temple, or Harmandir Sahib (right), in Amritsar, Punjab state, northwestern...
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Asian Games
Torch of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
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Qutb Minar
The construction of Qutb Minar in Delhi, was started in 1199 by Qutb ud-Din Aibak...
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Lotus Temple
Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India.
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Chhatrapati Chivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shavi Terminus, Mumbai, India.
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Agra Fort
Jahangir's Palace (Jahangiri Mahal) inside Agra Fort (Lal Qila), Agra, Uttar Pradesh,...
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Rashtrapati Bhavan
The official residence of the president of India is Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
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