The document summarizes several important World Heritage Sites located in India that have been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list. It describes the Taj Mahal as a magnificent white marble mausoleum built between 1631-1648. Humayun's Tomb is noted as the first Mughal garden tomb built in 1570. The Red Fort in Delhi, built in the 17th century, represents the glory of Mughal rule. The Churches and Convents of Goa were constructed by Portuguese colonists between the 16th-18th centuries. Agra Fort, built from the 16th-18th centuries, demonstrated Mughal power. The Buddhist monuments at Sanchi date back to

1. List of World Heritage Sites In India
Presenter :- BEENA SASI

2. TAJ MAHAL
 Taj mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world is a mausoleum
– funerary mosque.
 It is a large structure made in white marble in typical Mughal
architecture,
 This masterpiece was built over a 16- year period between 1631
and 1648 under chief Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahouri .
 It is inscribed in the UNESCO World heritage list in 1983
 It is set admist vast Mughal gardens, on the bank of the Yamuna
river.
 The monuments graphic beauty enhances a perfect picture
impression to the eyes of a number of national and international
tourists all over the world.

3. HUMAYUN’S TOMB

4.  Humayun’s tomb, delhi, the first tomb built with several
innovations.
 It is set at the centre of luxurious gardens with water channels.
 It was built in 1570, by the second Mughal emperor Humayun’s
widow Biga begum(Haji begum).
 It was inscribed as a UNESCO wold heritage monument in 1993
for its cultural importance.
 The tomb is built with a char – bagh (fourfold), layout with two
gates, one on the south and the other on the west.
 It has a number of water channels, a pavilion and a bath.

5. RED FORT
 Red fort complex also known as Lal- quila.
 It is a palace fort built in the 17th century by
shah jahan (1628-1658),
 It represents the glory of the Mughal rule
and is regarded as the highpoint of Mughal
architectural, and artistic creativity.
 The palace complex has been fortified by
an enclosure wall built with red stone ( thus
the name red fort)

6. CHURCHES ANDCONVENTS OF GOA

7. • Churches and convents of Goa are monuments inscribed by UNESCO under the world
Heritage list in 1986 as cultural property.
• It was built by the Portuguese colonial rulers of Goa between 16th and 18th centuries.
• The most significant of these monuments is the Basilica of Bom jesus which enshrines the
Tomb containing the relics of St. Francis Xavier.
• The monuments are built in laterites and walls plastered with Limestone mortar mixed
with broken shells.
• The monuments need constant maintenance to prevent deterioration due to monsoon
climate conditions, and thus to keep them in good condition.

8. AGRA FORT

9.  Agra fort also known as Red fort of agra which represented Mughal
richness and power as the centre piece of their empire was inscribed in
the UNESCO world Heritage list in 1982.
 The fortress located on the right bank of the Yamuna river, built in red
stone.
 The monument was built from the 16th century onwards till the early
18th century.
 The monument was built during the Emperor Akbar’s reign to that
Aurangzeb with the contributions made by Jahangir and shahjahan of
the Mughal rule in india.
 The impressive structures built with the fort are the Khas mahal,
muhamman burje( an octagonal tower) Diwan- i- khas (white marble
mosque) Diwan-I-am (pearl mosque).
 These monuments are remarkable of the Persian art, and the Indian
art form.

10. BUDDHIST MONUMENT

11.  Buddhist monument at sanchi located in the Indian state of madhya Pradesh
are a group of Buddhist monuments dated between 200BC and 100BC.
 The site has to have been developed in the 3rd century BC, when emperor
Ashoka of the mauryan empire ruled.
 The principle monument is the Stupa or the Statue.
 These Buddhist sanctuaries were active Buddhist religious monuments which
Flourished till the 12ty century.
 The sanctuary has a plethora of monolithic pillars, places, temples and
monasteries in different status of preservation.

12. KONARK SUN TEMPLE

13.  Konark- sun temple is a 13th century sun temple(also known as the “ Black
pagoda”) at knoark in Odisha.
 This monument is situated on the coast of the Bay of Bengal I the Mahanadi delta.
 It is build in the form of Chariot suriya (Arka) the sun God with 24 Wheels.
 The monument is richly and heavily decorated with symbolic stone carvings and
led by a team of six horses.
 It was constructed from oxidizing weathered ferruginous (having a nature of iron
rust reddish brown) sandstone by king Narasimhadeva of the eastern ganga
Dynasty.
 The temple is one of the most renowned temple in India.
 It is even regarded to be the world Heritage site inscribed in 1984 as a cultural
property.

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