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हवा महल भारतीय राज्य राजस्थान की राजधानी जयपुर में एक राजसी-महल है। इसे सन 1799 में राजस्थान जयपुर बड़ी चौपड़ पर महाराजा सवाई प्रताप सिंह ने बनवाया था और इसे किसी 'राजमुकुट' की तरह वास्तुकार लाल चंद उस्ताद द्वारा डिजाइन किया गया था। इसकी अद्वितीय पाँच-मंजिला इमारत जो ऊपर से तो केवल डेढ़ फुट चौड़ी है, बाहर से देखने पर मधुमक्खी के छत्ते के समान दिखाई देती है, जिसमें 953 बेहद खूबसूरत और आकर्षक छोटी-छोटी जालीदार खिड़कियाँ हैं, जिन्हें झरोखा कहते हैं। इन खिडकियों को जालीदार बनाने के पीछे मूल भावना यह थी कि बिना किसी की निगाह पड़े "पर्दा प्रथा" का सख्ती से पालन करतीं राजघराने की महिलायें इन खिडकियों से महल के नीचे सडकों के समारोह व गलियारों में होने वाली रोजमर्रा की जिंदगी की गतिविधियों का अवलोकन कर सकें। इसके अतिरिक्त, "वेंचुरी प्रभाव" के कारण इन जटिल संरचना वाले जालीदार झरोखों से सदा ठण्डी हवा, महल के भीतर आती रहती है, जिसके कारण तेज गर्मी में भी महल सदा वातानुकूलित सा ही रहता है।
चूने, लाल और गुलाबी बलुआ पत्थर से निर्मित यह महल जयपुर के व्यापारिक केंद्र के हृदयस्थल में मुख्य मार्ग पर स्थित है। यह सिटी पैलेस का ही हिस्सा है और ज़नाना कक्ष या महिला कक्ष तक फैला हुआ है। सुबह-सुबह सूर्य की सुनहरी रोशनी में इसे दमकते हुए देखना एक अनूठा एहसास देता है।

The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building on the Maidan in Central Kolkata, having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the Government of India. It is dedicated to the memory of Victoria, Empress of India from 1876 to 1901. It is the largest monument to a monarch anywhere in the world, it stands in 64 acres of gardens and is now a museum under the control of the Ministry of Culture. Possessing prominent features of the Anglo-Indian architecture of the imperial era, it has evolved into one of the most popular attractions in the city.
Following the death of Empress Victoria in January 1901, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, suggested that a fitting memorial to the late Queen-Empress should be created in Calcutta, now called Kolkata, then the capital of India. He proposed the construction of a grand building with a museum and gardens.

जलियाँवाला बाग अमृतसर के स्वर्ण मन्दिर के पास का एक छोटा सा बगीचा है जहाँ 13 अप्रैल 1919 को ब्रिगेडियर जनरल रेजिनाल्ड एडवर्ड डायर के नेतृत्व में अंग्रेज़ी फौज ने गोलियां चला के निहत्थे, शान्त बूढ़ों, महिलाओं और बच्चों सहित सैकड़ों लोगों को मार डाला था और हजारों लोगों को घायल कर दिया था। यदि किसी एक घटना ने भारतीय स्वतन्त्रता संग्राम पर सबसे अधिक प्रभाव डाला था, तो वह घटना यह जघन्य हत्याकाण्ड ही था। इसी घटना की याद में यहाँ पर स्मारक बना हुआ है।
इस स्मारक में लौ के रूप में एक मीनार बनाई गई है जहाँ शहीदों के नाम अंकित हैं। वह कुआँ भी मौजूद हैं जिसमें लोग गोलीबारी से बचने के लिए कूद गए थे। दीवारों पर गोलियों के निशान आज भी देखे जा सकते हैं।

इस दुखद घटना के लिए स्मारक बनाने हेतु आम जनता से चंदा इकट्ठा करके इस जमीन के मालिकों से करीब 5 लाख 65 हजार रुपए में इसे खरीदा गया था।

१९९७ में महारानी एलिज़ाबेथ ने इस स्मारक पर मृतकों को श्रद्धांजलि दी थी। २०१३ में ब्रिटिश प्रधानमंत्री डेविड कैमरॉन भी इस स्मारक पर आए थे। विजिटर्स बुक में उन्होंनें लिखा कि "ब्रिटिश इतिहास की यह एक शर्मनाक घटना थी।

लाल किला या लाल क़िला, दिल्ली के ऐतिहासिक, क़िलेबंद, पुरानी दिल्ली के इलाके में स्थित, लाल बलुआ पत्थर से निर्मित है। किले को "लाल किला", इसकी दीवारों के लाल-लाल रंग के कारण कहा जाता है। इस ऐतिहासिक किले को वर्ष २००७ में युनेस्को द्वारा एक विश्व धरोहर स्थल चयनित किया गया था।भारत की राजधानी दिल्ली में स्थित लाल किला (Lal Kila) देश की आन-बान शान और देश की आजादी का प्रतीक है। मुगल काल में बना यह ऐतिहासक स्मारक विश्व धरोहर की लिस्ट में शामिल है और भारत के प्रमुख पर्यटन स्थलों में से एक है। लाल किला के सौंदर्य, भव्यता और आर्कषण को देखने दुनिया के कोने-कोने से लोग आते हैं और इसकी शाही बनावट और अनूठी वास्तुकला की प्रशंसा करते हैं।
यह शाही किला मुगल बादशाहों का न सिर्फ राजनीतिक केन्द्र है बल्कि यह औपचारिक केन्द्र भी हुआ करता था, जिस पर करीब 200 सालों तक मुगल वंश के शासकों का राज रहा। देश की जंग-ए-आजादी का गवाह रहा लाल किला मुगलकालीन वास्तुकला, सृजनात्मकता और सौंदर्य का अनुपम और अनूठा उदाहरण है।

1648 ईसवी में बने इस भव्य किले के अंदर एक बेहद सुंदर संग्रहालय भी बना हुआ है। करीब 250 एकड़ जमीन में फैला यह भव्य किला मुगल राजशाही और ब्रिटिशर्स के खिलाफ गहरे संघर्ष की दास्तान बयां करता हैं। वहीं भारत का राष्ट्रीय गौरव माने जाना वाला इस किले का इतिहास बेहद दिलचस्प है I

Mysore Palace, also known as Amba Vilas Palace, is a historical palace and a royal residence (house). It is located in Mysore, Karnataka, India. It used to be the official residence of the Wadiyar dynasty and the seat of the Kingdom of Mysore. The palace is in the centre of Mysore, and faces the Chamundi Hills eastward. Mysore is commonly described as the 'City of the Palaces', and there are seven palaces including this one. However, the Mysore Palace refers specifically to the one within the new fort.
The land on which the palace now stands was originally known as mysuru (literally, "citadel"). Swapna built the first palace inside the Old Fort in the 14th century, which was set ablaze and reconstructed multiple times. The Old Fort was built of wood and thus easily caught fire, while the current fort was built of stone, bricks and wood. The current structure was constructed between 1897 and 1912, after the Old Palace burnt down, the current structure is also known as the New Fort. Mysore Palace is one of the most famous tourist attractions in India, after the Taj Mahal, with more than six million annual visitors.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City’ and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. It is an outstanding example of the meeting of two cultures, as British architects worked with Indian craftsmen to include Indian architectural tradition and idioms thus forging a new style unique to Bombay.

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. They are about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of Jhansi, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Khajwa, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Rajnagar, and 49 kilometres (30 mi) from district headquarter Chhatarpur. The temples are famous for their Nagara-style architectural symbolism and a few erotic sculptures.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments is located in IndiaKhajuraho Group of Monuments.
Most Khajuraho temples were built between 885 CE and 1000 CE by the Chandela dynasty.
Historical records note that the Khajuraho temple site had 85 temples by the 12th century, spread over 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi). Of these, only about 25 temples have survived, spread over six square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) Of the surviving temples, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures with intricate details, symbolism, and expressiveness of ancient Indian art.The temple complex was forgotten and overgrown by the jungle until 1838 when Captain T.S. Burt, a British engineer, visited the complex and reported his findings in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
When these monuments were built, the boys in the place lived in hermitages, by being brahmacharyas (bachelors) until they attained manhood and these sculptures helped them to learn about the worldly role of 'householder'. The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions, Hinduism and Jainism, suggesting a tradition of acceptance and respect for diverse religious views among Hindus and Jains in the region.Because of their outstanding architecture, diversity of temple forms, and testimony to the Chandela civilization, the monuments at Khajuraho were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.

The Charminar ('four minarets') is a monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana. The Charminar's long history includes the existence of a mosque on its top floor for more than 425 years. While both historically and religiously significant, it is also known for its popular and busy local markets surrounding the structure, and has become one of the most frequented tourist attractions in Hyderabad. Charminar is also a site of numerous festival celebrations, such as Eid-ul-adha and Eid al-Fitr,
as it is adjacent to the city's main mosque, the Makkah Masjid.
The Charminar is situated on the east bank of Musi River. To the west lies the Laad Bazaar, and to the southwest lies the richly ornamented granite Makkah Masjid.It is listed as an archaeological and architectural treasure on the official list of monuments prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India.The English name is a translation and combination of the Urdu words char and minar or meenar, translating to "Four Pillars"; the eponymous towers are ornate minarets attached and supported by four grand arches.

Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located in the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[1][2] The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls.[3] It was ceded to the Bahmani Kings by Deo Rai, Rajah of Warangal during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah (1358–1375 A.D.) of the Bahmani Sultanate.[3] Following the death of Sultan Mahmood Shah, the Sultanate disintegrated and Sultan Quli, who had been appointed as the Governor of Hyderabad by the Bahmani Kings, fortified city and made it the capital of the Golconda Sultanate. Because of the vicinity of diamond mines, especially Kollur Mine, Golconda flourished as a trade centre of large diamonds known as Golconda Diamonds. Golconda fort is currently abandoned and in ruins. The complex was put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014, with others in the region, under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (despite there being a number of different sultanates).

The man-made pool on the site of the temple was completed by the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das, in 1577.[6][7] In 1604, Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, placed a copy of the Adi Granth in Harmandir Sahib and is the prominent figure in the development of gurudwara who built it in the 16th century.[3][8] The Gurdwara was repeatedly rebuilt by the Sikhs after it became a target of persecution and was destroyed several times by the Mughal and invading Afghan armies.[3][5][9] Maharaja Ranjit Singh, after founding the Sikh Empire, rebuilt it in marble and copper in 1809, and overlaid the sanctum with gold leaf in 1830. This has led to the name the Golden Temple.

Chittorgarh is a city and municipality in Rajasthan, northwest India. It’s known for the honey-colored, 7th-century Chittorgarh Fort, a vast hilltop complex with the remains of many temples and monuments. The 15th-century, 9-story Vijay Stambh (Tower of Victory) is built from red sandstone and white marble. It offers city views from the top, and it is lit up at night. Nearby is the Rajput-style Fateh Prakash Palace.