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Archaeological Sites in India: Undavalli Caves

Undavalli Caves an example of Indian rock-cut architecture located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Yaganti

Yaganti is a temple to Lord Shiva in Kurnool District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Archaeological Sites in India: Warangal

Warangal is a city and a Greater Muncipal Corporation is recently awarded in the Indian state of Andra Pradesh

Archaeological Sites in India: Undavalli Caves

Undavalli Caves an example of Indian rock-cut architecture located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Nagarjunaconda

Nagarjunakonda is a historical Buddhist town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Archaeological Sites in India: Falaknuma Palace

Falaknuma Palace is one of the finest palaces in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Salimgarh Fort

Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD, in Delhi, in a former island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah Suri.

Archaeological Sites in India: Talatal Ghar

Talatal Ghar is located in Rangpur, 4 Km from the present day Sibsagar, Assam, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Hazarduari Palace

Hazarduari Palace is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Archaeological Sites in India: Wasif Manzil

Wasif Manzil was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian. It was used by the Nawab for his residence.

Archaeological Sites in India: City Palace,Jaipur

City Palace is a palace complex in Jaipur, the capital of the Rajasthan state, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Aga Khan Palace

The Aga Khan Palace was built by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III in Pune, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Amar Mahal Palace

The Amar Mahal Palace is a palace in Jammu, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, which has now been converted into a Museum.

Archaeological Sites in India: Jahaz Mahal

Jahaz Mahal is located next to Hauz-i-Shamsi in Mehrauli, Delhi on its northeastern corner.

Archaeological Sites in India: Zafar Mahal

Zafar Mahal is considered the last monumental structure built as a summer palace during the fading years of the Mughal era.

Archaeological Sites in India: Lalitha Mahal

The Lalitha Mahal is the second largest palace in Mysore. It is located near the Chamundi Hills.

Archaeological Sites in India: Shakthan Thampuran Palace

Shakthan Thampuran Palace is situated in City of Thrissur in Kerala state, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Krishnapuram Palace

The Krishnapuram Palace is a palace and museum located in Kayamkulam near Allepey in Alappuzha district, Kerala in southwestern India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Taj Mahal Palace

Taj Mahal is a palace built by Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal.

Archaeological Sites in India: Jai Vilas Mahal

The Jai Vilas Mahal (or The Jai Vilas Palace) is one of India`s most grandiose nineteenth-century palaces.

Archaeological Sites in India: Ramnagar Fort

The Ramnagar Fort is a fortification in Ramnagar, Varanasi,India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Fort William

Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly

Archaeological Sites in India: Buxa Fort

Buxa Fortis located at an altitude of 867 metres in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.

 

Archaeological Sites in India: Khandar Fort

Khandar Fort is very ancient fort located in Khandar Tehsil, Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan, India.

Archaeological Sites in India:Junagarh Fort

Junagarh fort is located in the arid region of the Thar desert of Rajasthan.

Archaeological Sites in India: Jalore Fort

Jalore Fort is the main attraction of Jalore, a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is regarded as one of the most impregnable forts of the country.

Archaeological Sites in India: Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest forts in the world.

Archaeological Sites in India: Jaigarh Fort

Achalgarh is a fort situated at about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Mount Abu, a hill station in Rajasthan, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Tiruchirappalli Fort

Tiruchirappalli Fort is a dilapidated fort which once protected the Old City of Trichy.

Archaeological Sites in India: Tiruchirappalli Fort

Tiruchirappalli Fort is a dilapidated fort which once protected the Old City of Trichy.

Archaeological Sites in India: Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort

The Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort is a historic fort and temple complex built on an ancient rock.

Archaeological Sites in India: Thirumayam Fort

The Thirumayam Fort is a fortress in the town of Thirumayam in Pudukkottai-Karaikudi Highway in Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Sankagiri Fort

Sankagiri Fort is a historical fort maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. It is located 22 km from the city of Erode and 38 km from Salem.

Archaeological Sites in India: Gingee Fort

Gingee Fort also known as Chenji or Jinji or Senchi in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Dindigul Fort

The Dindigul Fort is a 17th-century hill fort situated in the town of Dindigul in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Aranthangi Fort

Aranthangi Fort is a fortress situated in the town of Aranthangi in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Alamparai Fort

The ruins of Alamparai Fort lie near Kadappakkam, a village 50 km from Mamallapuram on the land overlooking the sea.

 

Archaeological Sites in India: Mirjan Fort

The Mirjan Fort is located on the west coast of the Uttara Kannada district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

Archaeological Sites in India:Gulbarga Fort

The Gulbarga Fort is located in Gulbarga City in the Gulbarga district of North Karnataka, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Gwalior Fort

Gwalior Fort stands on an isolated rock, overlooking the Gwalior town, and contains a number of historic buildings.

Archaeological Sites in India: Bandhavgarh Fort

The Bandhavgarh Fort is situated in Bandhavgarh in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Asirgarh Fort

Asirgarh Qila is an Indian fortress situated in the Satpura Range in Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh state.

Archaeological Sites in India: Karnala fort

Karnala fort is a hill fort in Raigad district about 10 km from Panvel city.

Archaeological Sites in India:Alang Fort

Alang Fort (also Alangad) is a fort in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Akola Fort

Akola fort along with the Narnala and Akot forts forms the major fortifications of the Akola district, Maharashtra, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Ahmednagar Fort

The Ahmednagar Fort is located in the heart of the city of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Archaeological Sites in India: Vijaydurg Fort

Vijaydurg fort was constructed during the regime of Raja Bhoja II of the Shilahar dynasty.

Archaeological Sites in India: Sitabuldi Fort

Sitabuldi fort is located atop a small hillock in the middle of Nagpur, in central India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Raigad

Raigad is a hill fortress situated in the modern day near Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Purandar fort

Purandar fort figures repeatedly in the rising of Shivaji against the Bijapur kingdom and the Mughals.

Archaeological Sites in India: Panhala Fort

Panhala fort is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Laling fort

Laling Qila is a small fort (qila) situated in the present day Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Korlai Fort

Korlai Fort is a Portuguese fortification in the town of Korlai, Maharashtra, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Bidar Fort

Bidar Fort is situated in North Karnataka in Bidar district of the northern plateau of Karanataka, India.

Archaeological Sites in India:Bijapur Fort

The Bijapur Fort is located in the Bijapur city in Bijapur District of the Indian state of Karnataka.

Archaeological Sites in India: Belgaum Fort

Belgaum Fort, is located in the city of Belgaum, in the Belgaum district, in Karnataka state, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Basavakalyana fort

Basavakalyana fort, earlier known as Kalyana fort, is located in Bidar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Archaeological Sites in India: Bangalore Fort

Bangalore Fort was originally built by Kempe Gowda in 1537

Archaeological Sites in India: Tippapura

Tippapura is a village in the Mundargi taluk of Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka

Archaeological Sites in India: Bahu Fort

The Bahu Fort is located in Jammu city in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Archaeological Sites in India: Nahar Singh Mahal

Nahar Singh Mahal is located at Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district of Haryana.

Archaeological Sites in India: Firoz Shah Palace Complex

Firoz Shah Palace Complex is located in the city of Hisar in Haryana, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Asigarh Fort

Asigarh Fort is located in Hansi town of Haryana, India

Archaeological Sites in India:Fort Anjediva

Fort Anjediva, built on the Anjadip Island, off the coast of the Indian state of Karnataka but under the administrative jurisdiction of the Indian state of Goa.

Archaeological Sites in India: Corjuem Fort

Corjuem Fort is a fortress situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the village of Aldona on the island of Corjuem, Goa.

Archaeological Sites in India:Bhadra Fort

Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, India.

Archaeological Sites in India:Bhujia Fort

Bhujia Fort also spelled as Bhujiya Fort is a fort located in the outskirts of the town of Bhuj in the district of Kutch, Gujarat.

Archaeological Sites in India: Lakhpat

Lakhpat town is within the fort walls of the 18th-century Lakhpat fort.

Archaeological Sites in India: Roha fort

Roha fort is located in periphery of Roha village, in Nakhatrana Taluka of Kutch.

Archaeological Sites in India: Pavagarh

Pavagadh is a Hill Station, and a Municipality in Panchmahal district about 46 kilometres away from Vadodara in Gujarat state in western India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Rohtas Fort

The Rohtas Fort is one of the most ancient forts of India located in a small town of Rohtas in Bihar.

Archaeological Sites in India: Sultan Ghari

Sultan Ghari was the first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb) built in 1231 AD for Prince Nasiru`d-Din Mahmud.

Archaeological Sites in India: Barabar Caves

The Barabar Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Kesariya

Kesariya is a town in Bihar, India. It is the site of a stupa built by the KingAshoka.

Archaeological Sites in India: Nalanda

Nalanda was an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Munger Fort

The Munger Fort, in the state of Bihar, India, is built on a rocky hillock on the south bank of the Ganges River.

Archaeological Sites in India: Yaganti

Yaganti is a temple to Lord Shiva in Kurnool District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Archaeological Sites in India: Thousand Piller Temple

Thousand Piller Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in the city of Hanamakonda, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Archaeological Sites in India: Amaravati

Amaravati is a small town situated on the banks of the River Krishna in the Guntur District of Andra Pradesh.

Modern Place

Fatehpur Sikri: Situated 23 miles from Agra in Uttar Pradesh was the city founded by Akbar in 1569. The place contains a number of places, shrines, mosques.

ANCIENT PLACE

Ahichhatra: Originally Ahikshetra in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh was once the capital of Panchalas.

Aihole: Situated in Karnataka contains chief sites of Chalukyan architecture—nearly 50