History-One Liners

 

The major monuments of India −A List

 

Monuments- Constructed by- Location

 

1-Jagannatha Temple- King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva (Eastern Ganga Dynasty)- Puri, Odisha

2- Lingaraj Temple- Somavamsi Dynasty- Bhubaneswar, Odhisha

Lingaraj Temple

3-Ajanta Caves- Satavahana Dynasty later Mauryan Dynasty- Aurangabad, Maharashtra

4-Ellora Caves- Kalachuri, Chalukya, and Rashtrakuta Dynasties- Aurangabad, Maharashtra

5-Nalanda University- Gupta Dynasty- Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar)

 

6-Khajuraho Group of Monuments- Chandela Dynasty- Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

7-The seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram- Narasimhavarman II- Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)

8-Brihadeeswara Temple (also known as RajaRajeswara Temple)- Raja Raja Chola I- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

9-Agra Fort- Mughal Emperor Akbar- Agra, Uttar Pradesh

10-Red Fort- Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan- Delhi

 

11-Fatehpur Sikri- Mughal Emperor Akbar- Agra, UP

12-Taj Mahal- Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan- Agra, Uttar Pradesh

13-Thousand Pillars Temple (also known as Rudreshwara Swamy Temple)- Kakatiya Dynasty- Hanamakonda, Telangana

14-Konark Sun Temple- Narasimhadeva I (Eastern Ganga Dynasty)- Konark, Odisha

 

15-Bibi Ka Maqbara- Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb- Aurangabad, Maharashtra