What are some other historical sites in india besides the taj mahal?

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Somebody's_me

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Practically every state in India has at leastt one historical site. Just google the name of the state and search for the historical places

rsriram_1999

India Gate New Delhi
Gate way of India bombay

EquityCraft

Qutub Minar, Delhi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb_Minar
Red Fort, Delhi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fort
Tipu Sultan's palaces in Bangalore & Srirangapatna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippu_Sultan
Fort St. George, Chennai (Madras)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._George_(India)
Marble Palace, Kolkata (Calcutta)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Palace_(Kolkata)
National Library, Kolkata (Calcutta)
http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/history.html
Too many to list here.

dev

red fort

Minti

thr r bunch of historical and ancient sites in india...among tht first u need to know abt the contest for 7 wonders, tht is Madurai Meenakshi temple.

know more abt

Madurai Meenakshi temple.
Thirumalai Naiyakar mahal (which is famous for its huge sized pillars)

Nitin G

India is a vast geographical location, diverse climates, different people all the time, several rulers from time immemorial, lots of customs and traditions which differ from one region to another. It is a county with real past - a very lengthy period. All these factors have influenced the geography constantly. As such there are literally hundreads of historical and ancient sites in India. Taj Mahal is comparatively very modern edifice.

I can not give a list of all such places here ( due to shortage of space as well as my knowledge about such places is limited - though I have been travelling constantly to many parts of India and visiting such places. I feel really inadequet. )

I doubt whether there will be a single source of web resource giving out all the information. No single website, not even the Tourism Corporation's can be so illustrative.

Best way is to ask people pointed questions, visit state wise or rather district level web-resources, if possible. Try discussing in travel related blogs, websites etc. All this will occupy a larger part of your time. Be aware of the time factor.

As an example I can give info about one such relic in Maharashtra. It is known as "NANE GHAT". This was constructed about 2000 years back by Satvahana dynasty. It was a popular route for all the traders to take their wares from ports to Pune areas and further on to other parts of India. The place is still existent and in very good shape but to visit this you need to trek from the connecting road for about 3 hours or so. There is a "shilalekh" - an order from the Queen Nayanika ( also known as Naganika) itched on a hugh stone-wall. At the top there is still a very big stone carved vessel which was used to collect the toll charges ( hence the name : "Nane" i.e. coin.) traders used to pay. It is a stone laid path to the top ( about 830 mtrs from sea level ).

The place is about 3 hours drive from modern day Mumbai.

Hope this is intriguing for you.

amrka5

India Gate. Yamuna River. Akbar's tomb.

Linda B

The Red Fort

Sonali

golconda fort, charminar, fatehpur sikri

The Golden Temple

Hope this helped.

and you can find a BUNCH of info about it on Wikipedia :)

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