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sites from india
ajanta Caves
• Situated in - auruangabad, Maharashtra
• It is situated on the banks of the River - vagar
• Discovered by - John smith (1819)
• The Paintings in Ajanta Caves are of - Jataka tales
• Jataka tales is related to - buddha
• Jataka tales was written by - aryasura
• Number of caves in Ajanta - 29
• Ajanta Caves are included in UNESCO World Heritage
Site list in - 1983
ellora Caves
• Situated in - aurangabad
• It is located on the banks of the River - vagar
• Number of caves in Ellora - 34
• The Kailasanatha temple at Ellora was built by - Krishna i
• It was included in UNESCO World Heritage Site in -
1983
agra Fort
• Agra Fort was built by - akbar
• Agra city was built by - sikandar lodhi
• The Jahangari Palace in Agra Fort was built by- akbar
• It is located on the banks of the River - Yamuna
• It was included in UNESCO World Heritage Site list
in - 1983
taj Mahal
afsal
• Literally means - Crown Palace
• Built by - shah Jahan
• Architect - ustad isa
• Designer - geronimo veroneo
• It is located on the banks of the River - Yamuna
• It was included in UNESCO World Heritage Site list
in - 1983
Konark temple
• New ten rupee notes has motif of the Sun Temple
and Konark on the reverse side
• It is situated in Puri, Odisha
• It is also called surya Devalaya and black Pagoda
• The temple is attributed to King narasimhadeva i
of the Eastern Ganga dynasty
• It was included in UNESCO World Heritage Site list
in 1984
group of monuments
at Mahabalipuram
• Situated on the Coromandal Coast of bay of bengal
• It has 40 ancient monuments including Descent of
the Ganges and Arjuna’s Penance
• It was built during the period of Pallava Dynasty
• Mahabalipuram literally means “great
wrestler city” or “City of
Mahabali”
• It was included in UNESCO
World Heritage Site list in
1984
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