This document provides an overview of several famous architectural sites in India. It discusses the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum built by Shah Jahan between 1632-1653 to honor his wife. It also mentions the Taj Lake Palace, a 17th century palace converted to a luxury hotel located on an artificial lake in Udaipur. Finally, it provides brief summaries of several other notable temples and sites across India, including the Konark Sun Temple, Amritsar Golden Temple, and Borobudur temple complex in Indonesia.

1. Contents
Topic pages
1 Introduce about india architecture 3
2 Taj Mahal 4-5
3 Taj Lake Palace 6-7
4 Indonesia Yogjakarta 8-9
5 Konark Sun Temple
10-11
6 Amritsar Golden Temple
12-13
7 Qutub Minar
14-15
8 Khajuraho temple complex 16-17
9 Conclusion 18
10 References 19

2. Introduction about india architecture
Ancient India is one of the four ancient civilizations, its architectural culture has a
long history, generally have the following architectural style.
Early Indian architecture (BC 1500 to 1200) are mostly built by adobe, in the
Indian River has several thriving city. These cities have well-planned grid system,
the main street to form a rectangular block.
Buddhist architecture (300 BC - 320 AD)
This original wood and adobe buildings, the oldest surviving building on the
current point of view, there are three main forms: live in caves carved cave
preaching sermons, pagoda. In order for these types of Shentang are designed to
meet a large number of followers. The main form and detail sermons Cave
followed the wooden architecture of the early prototypes. Stupa for hemispherical
grave mound, around it there for believers during a walk on the road, held
ceremonies in India was undoubtedly the most representative Sangqifota. Buddhist
temple is Shentang stone structure, its external mostly covered with rich carving
material.
Islamic architecture (AD 600 to 1500)
The main building types are mosques and palaces. Mosques are mostly rectangular
layout courtyard, there are a prayer hall, the pattern is completely symmetrical.
Exterior with glass bricks, plaster carved stone tiles pattern or colour bars,
decorative grandeur. Decorative use of round, square and other geometric symbols
symbolic patterns, combined with leaf ornaments and Arabic text. The famous Taj

3. Mahal mausoleum is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture, beautiful,
incomparable.
1、Taj Mahal

4. Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal in India and the world is full of the most famous tombs were called
miracle on earth architecture. It is located in the northern Indian city of Glasgow
Gentiles suburbs south bank of Yamuna, can be reached by train from New Delhi
3 hours.
Mughal emperor Shah Khan Taiji Mahal blooming beauty, brilliance, Shah Khan
patrol along the way the tragic death, when he was 39 years old. To

5. commemorate with inseparable Shah Khan, mobilized more than 20,000 workers
built this mausoleum.
The Taj Mahal was built in 1632 to 1653 was completed, the duration of up to 22
years. Hill north to south and 580 meters wide and 305 meters, the middle is a
beautiful square gardens. Middle of the garden is a marble pool, the pool at the
end of the tomb. All with white marble mausoleum brick, forming a very holy
reflection in the clear pool.
The platform is the tomb of red sandstone, with white marble mausoleum
formation of contrasting shades. Central tomb covered with a dome 17 meters in
diameter, towering yet full to the sky as the background, constitutes the sublime
Clean contours. Mausoleum each corner a 41 m high minarets. Supporting the
construction of the mausoleum on both sides of the mosque, exactly the same
style. Domed tomb underground palace, white marble walls inlaid with precious
stones.
Grand magnificent Taj Mahal. Early morning or evening is the best time to watch
the Taj Mahal, the Taj Mahal this time showing unparalleled purity, serene and
beautiful.

6. 3、Taj Lake Palace

7. Taj Lake Palace
Udaipur is often called the Venice of the East, because the city
lakes everywhere, the most eye-catching is an artificial lake
leather pull autumn (Pichola Lake), as well as full of magnificent
palace built in the center of the lake would be surprising or tall
as Whitewater Wonderland palace. It is said that the palace was
built in 1746, this is the summer palace of the emperor Maharana
Jagat Singh II, has been converted into a five-star hotel Taj Lake
Palace. Entire palace is like an independent kingdom, guests must
spend a luxury yacht, swaying lake, just enjoy the beauty of the
palace.
Almost the entire palace built of marble make elegant palace
gardens and more flowers, spa, two main restaurant meal in
accordance with the park, lakes and landscape construction, while
doing close your eyes, delicious food while enjoying the
treatment.
With 83 rooms and suites, the emperor lived here, of course,
luxury suites, 17 different functions, such as the moon suites,
all rooms with crystal chandeliers and gold carvings, marble
columns, as well as private swing door, do was kingly.
Palace area, patio and indoor similar, such as the Grand Palace,
why palace built in the narrow channel portal, because the enemy
is very small defensive purposes, when soldiers invaded relief;

8. while intrauterine room has a different architectural style, the
King had a different and preferences, there are glass and mirror
palace, some luxurious marble billiard room grand palace. As for
the most beautiful part of the palace, which is peacock atrium
walls remain colorful peacock mosaic pattern, the emperor said,
before enjoying dance places extraordinarily gorgeous. It is worth
mentioning that the palace has an outdoor cafe peripherals, their
pizza tastes class is a good place to rest.
Indonesia Yogjakarta (Borobudor)

9. Indonesia Yogjakarta (Borobudor)
Borobudur "The meaning of the name comes from the Sanskrit
Vihara Buddha Ur ", meaning" pagoda "hill.
Borobudur is approximately between 750 to 850 AD by the then
ruling the island of Java in summer even in Tel Kings (Sailendra)
for collection of a small portion of the ashes of the Buddha, spent
hundreds of thousands of peasants and slaves, with near rivers
andesite and basalt, with over a decade of time blocks. By the
early tenth century, volcanic eruptions, make this pagoda group
sinking, and implicitly covered in dense tropical jungle almost a
thousand years, until the 19th century to reproduce the light of
day.
Borobudur stupa is a solid, no windows, no pillars. It's like looking
down from above in a Vajrayana Buddhist mandala,

10. simultaneously representing the Buddhist deep and spiritual
worlds. It is a quadrilateral pyramid, a total of ten layers of the
tower, a symbol of ten ten-store tower Dharma, this monument
known as the "five towers."
Three parts of the Buddhist stupa represents the world leading
three practice realm, namely: Yujie (Kamadhatu), colored circles
(Rupadhatu) and formless (Arupadhatu).
This magnificent building magnificent Buddhist art, and the Great
Wall, India's Taj Mahal, Angkor in Cambodia and China's famous
pyramids of Egypt, has been hailed as the world's top five
wonders of the ancient Orient.
Konark Sun Temple

11. Konark Sun Temple

12. The konark sun temple is india most stately building, not only
magnificent appearance, perfect proportions, but also reflects a
religious harmony. It is located in the easternindian state of
Orissa, Kona Mubarak Village, on the verge of the bay of Bengal.
Temple built in the 13th century, the shape is unique sun god
Surya’s chariot. 24 wheels decorated with character patterns, 7
horses pulling the chariot. Today ,most being destroyed, leaving
only half of the original, but still left the ruins of the building
without losing its charm year.
The temple’s main hall has three carved Titan by Blackstone.
Rising from the sea every morning sunrise will be mapped in the
first bunch Titan head, temples revolution around the sun always
shines on these three Titan’s body. Into the Sun Temple, the face
is bluestone brick ballroom, but now only remained three meters
tall base wall, a wall carved with the crowd, dancing and varied,
and looked different. The entire main hall looks like a giant
chariot, is made with red-brown stone. The main hall is about 50
meters and a width of 40 meters, the wall thickness of 2m. a
total of 24 wheels of the chariot, each wheel has a diameter of
about 2 meters, engraved with beautiful patterns, as well as eight
thick wedge-shape spokes. According to report, seven horses said
one week for seven days, 24 wheels, said there 24 hours a day.
Chariot appearance lined patterns and statues, while the largest
number in the statue, the most impressive, the performance of
court life or those of luxury, extravagance relief, and some
larger-than-life characters, vivid modality realistic.

13. Amritsar Golden Temple

14. Amritsar Golden Temple
Amritsar Golden Temple is located in the Indian border city of Amritsar,
situated on one called "Strom," the central pool surrounded by walls studded
with gleaming marble, gilded entire building almost the whole body, very
spectacular. This is known as "the Sikh holy crown jewel" of architecture,
style and elegant, sleek, both Islamic architecture of solemn silence, another
Hindu gorgeous bright buildings.
Golden Temple is the Sikh temple non-Hindus cannot enter. The temple
dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
As a Sikh shrines, Amritsar means "nectar pond." Then only Hindu reformist
Sikh branches, through unremitting efforts of several generations of
Catholics, culminating in the 16th century developed into a fully independent
religion, therefore, when the founder of Sikhism 4th generation Roma Das
has built a pools, called "nectar pond", Amritsar, hence the name. The Sikh
Golden Temple by the fifth generation founder Arjun in 1589 presided over
the construction, completed in 1601, so far has been 400 years of history.
Because of the size 19 circular temple and the temple are covered with gold
foil top, in the sunshine, exceptionally bright, Sikhs have long been known
as the "house of God."
Golden Temple is located in the excavated area of 1500 square meters of
lakes in the middle, a 60 m-long pier leading to the lake in the center. Calm
lake temple reflected in the water, adds a special charm temple.
Golden Temple castle gatehouse, there were five white bell tower and
Golden plum-shaped size. Everywhere you looked, awe-inspiring
atmosphere, resplendent reflect over the entire field of vision. The total area
of about 10 hectares of the Golden Temple, inside a rectangular layout, the
center of an artificial lake, surrounded by a dozen meters wide, surrounded
by black and white marble, towering castle erecting poly spotlights from four
directions to the center, a golden the temples stand tall in the middle of the
lake, "the house of god" will be in front.

15. Qutub Minar

16. Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar located in Delhi South, built in the early 13th century.
This red sandstone spiers high 72.5 meters. Base diameter of 14.32
meters, 2.75 meters in diameter tower peak, tapering upward from
the bottom groove decorative tower angular and rounded
interspersed appear.
Archaeological area around the building, including some tombs: the
famous have built in 1311 Indian Muslim art boutique Ala Yi -
Darvaza door; and two mosques, one of which is Library Vatu
mosque. The temple is the oldest mosque in northern India, which
supplies more than 20 blocks from the Brahmin temple.
Qutub Minar is the tallest building in Delhi, called "one of the seven
wonders of India." It was built in the late 12th century, has been
Qibabainian history. Tower rounded maroon, 72.56 meters high, the
bottom diameter of about 14.4 meters, nearly 2.7 meters in diameter
at the top. It is said that there are seven layers Qutub Minar, now
remaining five layers, each separated by a circular balcony room. The
first storey 29 meters, the second storey 15.5 meters, a few meters
above the layers decreasing. Tower of attractive appearance,

17. architectural style and chic. The first to third layers are constructed
with red sandstone, each tower decorative appearance of a
protruding fold lines, and the shape is different, the bottom is semi-circular
and triangular cross, the second layer is a semi-circular the
third layer is a triangle. The upper two floors of the tower without
folds, built with white marble, the middle of the red sandstone, the
shape of the tower body wrapped in a red belt.
Khajuraho Temple Complex

18. Khajuraho Temple Complex
Khajuraho temple complex located in the northeastern part of India 21 square
kilometers, divided into two things, the total number of 85 temples have been
built in AD 950-1050 years. In this historical period, Khajuraho in India, rice area
is law school activity center. Perhaps, from the ravages of conquerors remoteness
here, so there are more than 20 temples temples still quite well preserved.
Khajuraho temple complex, the vast majority are built with hard sandstone river,
the temple has a large number of exquisite sculpture, reliefs hundreds of
pornographic performance piece is based on the eighteenth century, the "Kama

19. Sutra carvings created content", the characters involved is the relief of God, the
monarchy, military, musicians, dancers, and many civilians, shape lifelike, is a
wonderful Indian civilization.
Khajuraho group of ancient ruins sculptor who left masterpiece. She is from the
temple, now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site of ancient kings built-candlelight
group.
Although Khajuraho sculpture site is famous erotic, in fact, the temple of
profound philosophical significance richer meaning, they are celebrating life at
that time. Khajuraho site group's name comes from a local tree commonly grown
Khajuraho. The building was built in chandella built temple 85 years, only 22
were saved.
The temple is divided into three zones according to geographic location,
Western, Eastern, Southern, Western architecture, including the most extensive,
the most artistic value. Even the description of specific, real-life photos in
textbooks inside. However, Sculpture porn only a small part of all, but
unfortunately, that is a small fraction of pornographic websites carved pieces let
Khajuraho group cast a bad reputation. While the Eastern and Southern Districts
of beautiful architecture, magnificent compared to the West End, is significantly
less.
Conclusion

20. India gives the impression that the dirty and messy. Actually not the
case, I also have just started with the same idea, but it was a unique
sense of mystery so I want to know about it. India is a multi-racial
country, a long history of building added to the mystery. Most
buildings are included India advocated religious freedom spirit. Not
to be bound by the thoughts and ideas created the India one after
another spectacular building; bold style does not cover other Asian
countries to overthrow the original architectural style. Influence of
Indian architecture is very large, there are still other countries to
follow its architectural style. Indian designers to intricate drawings
carved in stone and walls, some buildings even need to spend a long
period of time to build up. Because of their indomitable spirit to build
all of this, but because of various factors that lead to these ancient
buildings suffered damage. Efforts and development of technology
people can use these world heritage has been repaired, so we should
cherish these precious heritage in order to allow future generations
to witness firsthand the miracle of the history.
Reference

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta