ask a question

UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in India


UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA 


Cultural Sites declared in 

1983

1. Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra)
2. Ellora Caves (Maharashtra)
3. Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh)
4. Agra Fort (Uttar Pradesh)

1984

5. Sun Temple, Konark (Odisha)
6. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu (Pancha Ratha, Shore Temple, Arjun's Penance or Descent of the Gangas, Caves Temple, etc)

1986

7. Churches and Convents of Goa
8. Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Madhya Pradesh)(Group of Hindu and Jain Temples which include Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Vishvantha Temple, Lakshmana Temple, Chausath Yogini Temple, etc. of Hindu Origin and Parshavantha, Adinath and Shantinatha Temples, etc. of Jain Origin)
9. Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh)
10. Group of Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka (Virupksha Temple, Lakshmi Narsimha Temple, Hemakuta Group of Temple, Achyutaraya Temple Complex, Vittala Temple Complex, Hazara Ram Temple, Lotus Mahal etc.)

1987

11. Elephanta Caves (Maharashtra)
12. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (Karnataka) (Nine Hindu Temples and one Jain Temple which includes Virupaksha Temple, Papanatha Temple, etc.)
13. Great Chola Temples [Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), Airavateshvara Temple, Darasuram (Tamil Nadu)]

1989

14. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh (Great Stupa, Ashokan Pillar, Shunga Pillar, Siri Satakarni inscriptions of Satavahana period, various other Stupas, etc)

1993

15. Humayun's Tomb (Dehli)
16. Qutub Minar and it Monuments (Dehli)

1999

17. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (West Bengal)
(Under Mountain Railways of India)

2002

18. Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya (Bihar)

2003 

19. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (Madhya Pradesh)

2004 

20. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Victoria Terminus, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
21. Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park (Gujarat)

2005

Nilgiri Mountain Railways (Under Mountain Railways of India)

2007

22. Red Fort Complex (Dehli)

2008

Kalka - Shimla Railway (Himachal Pradesh)(Under Mountain Railways of India)

2010 

23. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

2013

24. Six hills forts of Rajasthan 
1. Chittorgarh
2. Kumbhalgarh
3. Ranthambhore
4. Amber
5. Jaisalmer
6. Gagron

2014

25. Rani Ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell), Gujarat

2016

26. The Achitectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capital Complex, Chandigarh)
27. Archeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University), (Bihar)

2017

28. Historic City of Ahmedabad 

2018

29. Victorian Gothic and Art Ensembles of Mumbai.

2019

30. Jaipur City, Rajasthan (in July)
time: 0.0205800533