One of the seven wonders of the world.Built in 1648,TajMahal is known as Poetry of Marble.Emperor Shajahan of Mughal dynasty built it in memory of his wife and her tomb is at the center of the structure.Agra became world famous because of this love memorial on the bank of River Yamuna.TajMahal is designated as a World Heritage site.It is in Utter Pradesh.
2.Golden Temple
Most important pilgrim center of Sikhs.Guru Ramdas started construction in 1588 and it took 36 years to complete the temple.Marble walls and Golden roof make the temple a magnificent one.The temple was destroyed in the foreign invasion in 1760s and was rebuilt.Main shrine called Akal Takhat is at the center of a lake called Amrit Sarovar.Without any caste or creed discrimination.Golden Temple attracts thousands of pilgrims every day.It is in Amritsar of Punjab.
3.Indira Gandhi Canal
One of the biggest canals ever made by man,this canal irrigates dry areas of western Rajastan.650km long canal irrigates 6,77,000 htrs dry agricultural areas of Jaisalemer alone.Canal start from river Sutlej of Harike Barrage in Punjab and flows through Punjab,Haryana and Rajasthan.
4.Qutab Minar
One of the oldest towers built in India.73 meters high Minar is made up of sandstone and resisted natural calamities for the last 811 years.It was the first major architecture in Islamic style in India.Minar is a part of a Mosque here.It was built by Qutab-ub-din Aibak of Slave dynasty at Delhi as a victory monument.
5.Gomateswara Statue
One of the biggest statues carved out of a single stone.It was built in 9th century.The statue of Prince Bahubali is visible from a 20km distance.The statue is carved out of a granite block and the idol is in a meditative mood.The statue is located at the main Jain pilgrim center Sravanbelagola of Karnataka.
6.Kailashnath Temple.
Kailashnath Temple of Ellora is one of the excellent examples of the rich architectural style of ancient India.Temple is carved out of a single stone of 50m x 30m x 30m in size.There are 34 cave temples in Ellora and Kailasnath temple is the most attractive one.It is in Maharashtra.
7.Meenakshi Temple of Madurai
Considered as one of the wonders of the world.It is in TamilNadu.It was constructed in 1623-55 period.985 pillars in the temple is a wonder of architecture.Plinth area of this granite poetry is 850 feet long and 730 feet wide.
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