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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites).
Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage.
India accepted the convention on 14 November 1977, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This is exemplified by the Convention regarding the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, accepted by UNESCO in 1972.
There are 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Santiniketan, the cultural and educational hub founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has earned a coveted spot-on UNESCO's World Heritage.
Here is a list of 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India (Year wise listed).
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22. Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh;
27. Red Fort, Delhi;
33. Nalanda, Bihar;
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1. Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra;
Listed on; 1983
Ajanta Caves are famous for Buddhist Rock-cut Cave Monuments. It is richly decorated with Paintings and Frescoes like Sigiriya Paintings.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajanta_Caves
2. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra;
Listed on; 1983
The Ellora Caves comprise 34 temples and monasteries that were cut into a 2 km long basalt cliff between the 7th and 11th centuries. As they were built by followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, they illustrate the religious tolerance of the period when they were constructed. The largest temple is the Kailasa Temple, which is elaborately decorated with sculptures and paintings. These caves were excavated out of Hills, and it is a rock-cut Architecture.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora_Caves
3. Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh;
Listed on; 1983
Agra Fort is a 16th-century Mughal imperial fortress in Agra. It got its present layout under the emperor Akbar. This is one of the most prominent monumental structures by the Mughal empire.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra_Fort
4. Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh;
Listed on; 1983
This is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. King Shahjahan had built this unique structure in the memory of his third deceased wife Begum Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Indo-Islamic architecture. It was built in Agra on the bank of the Yamuna River.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
5. Sun Temple, Odisha;
Listed on; 1984
The Sun Temple, Konarak is a hindu temple was built in the 13th century and is one of the finest examples of Kalinga architecture. It represents the chariot of the solar deity Surya: on the outer sides, it has 24 wheels carved of stone and richly decorated, being pulled by six horses.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple
6. Mahabalipuram Monuments, Tamil Nadu;
Listed on;1984
This monument is famous for the Mahabalipuram Largest. Open Air Rock Relief, Mandapas, Chariot Temples, It is a Pallava Dynasty Architecture.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Monuments_at_Mahabalipuram
7. Kaziranga National Park, Assam;
Listed on;1985
Kaziranga National Park, Assam is famous for Worlds 2/3rd population of Great One-Horned Rhinoceroses. It has the highest density of Tigers in the World, Wild Water Buffalo, Elephants, Swamp Deer, and the park is also recognized as the Important Bird Area.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park
8. Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan;
Listed on;1985
Keoladeo is a man-made and man-maintained wetland. It is important both for migratory and resident birds, especially waterbirds.
You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keoladeo_National_Park
9. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam;
Listed on;1985
This sanctuary is famous for Project Tiger Reserve, Biosphere Reserve and Elephant Reserve. You can read more from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manas_National_Park
10. Churches and Convents of Goa, Goa;
Listed on;1986
It is famous for Rome of the Orient, First Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque Art Forms in Asia, First Latin Rite Mass in Asia.
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11. Monuments of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh;
Listed on;1986
This monument is popular for a group of Jain and Hindu Temples. It is situated 175 km southeast of Jhansi. Well known for their Nagara style symbolism and erotic Figures and sculptures. This site comprises 23 temples, both Hindu and Jain, that were built in the 10th and 11th centuries, during the Chandela dynasty.
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12. Monuments of Hampi, Karnataka;
Listed on;1986
The most significant heritage monument in this site is the Virupaksha Temple, which continues to be a significant religious centre for the Hindus. Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra.
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13. Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh;
Listed on; 1986
The name of the city itself denotes the victory (Fateh) of Akhbar over Chittor and Ranthambore, Fatehpur Sikri constitutes of four main Monuments. The Jama Masjid, The Buland Darwaza, which is the most significant door of Asia, made of a specific wood imported from Australia which would sink in water. Panch Mahal or Jada Baai ka Mahal, which is also considered as the origin place of the Navaratnas (Birbal, Tansen, etc.). It also contained the Diwan-e-Khas and Diwan-e-aam. Interior to the Buland Darwaza lies the Tomb of Salim Chishti. All these Mughal buildings are notable Indian heritage sites.
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14. Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra;
Listed on; 1987
It is popular for Buddhist and Hindu caves. It is situated on Island in the Arabian Sea. And has Basal Rock Caves, and Shiva Temples.
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15. Great Living Chola Temples, Tamil Nadu;
Listed on; 1987
These temples were built in Southern Part of India during the rule of Chola empire. The Brihadisvara Temple, the Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple are the most important of all of these temples. The Chola Temples are popular for Chola Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Bronze Casting.
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16. Pattadakal Monuments, Karnataka;
Listed on; 1987
It is popular for its Chalukya style of architecture that originated in Aihole and blended with the Nagara and Dravidian styles of architecture.
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17. Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal;
Listed on; 1987
This National Park is popular as Biosphere Reserve, Largest Estuarine Mangrove Forest, Bengal Tiger, and Salt-Water Crocodile. Famous for the Royal Bengal Tigers, the Sunderban National Park is a known Tiger reserve and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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18. Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand;
Listed on; 1988
The Nanda Devi is the highest mountain peak of Uttarakhand and the highest mountain peak of India also because the Kanchenjunga is known to share its border with Nepal. It is famous for Snow Leopard, Asiatic Black Bear, Brown Bear, Blue Sheep, and Himalayan Monal, World Network of Biosphere.
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19. Monuments of Buddha, Madhya Pradesh;
Listed on; 1989
Monuments of Buddha is popular for Monolithic Pillars, Palaces, Monasteries, Temples Mauryan Architecture, Ye Dharma Hetu Inscriptions.
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20. Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi;
Listed on; 1993
This World Heritage Site in India was built by Begum Bega, the first wife of Humayun between 1565-1572. IT is the only monument which has gone several restoration works and is complete. It’s a tomb complex consisting of several smaller monuments including the tombs of Isa Khan Niyazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri’s court of the Suri dynasty.
It is popular for the Precursors to the Taj Mahal and Mughal Architecture. It constitutes a Tomb, a Pavilion, any Water Channels, and A Bath.
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21. Qutub Minar and its Monuments, Delhi;
Listed on; 1993
One of the most famous World Heritage Sites in India, the Qutub Minar was built in 1193 by the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, Qutub-ud-din Aibak of the Mamluk Dynasty, after the defeat of Delhi’s last Hindu Kingdom.
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22. Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh;
Listed on; 1999 The Mountain Railways of India are outstanding examples of hill railways. Opened between 1881 and 1908 they applied bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. They are still fully operational as living examples of the engineering enterprise of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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23. Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar;
Listed on; 2002
Mahabodhi Temple is an important religious centre for the Buddhists as this was the place where Mahatma Buddha attained enlightenment. The holy Bodhi Tree is the site where Siddhartha gained Enlightenment and became Gautam Buddha.
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24. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, Madhya Pradesh;
Listed on; 2003
It is famous for Rock Paintings within Natural Rock Shelters, Stone Age Inscriptions, Sitting Place of Bhima (Mahabharata).
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25. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Maharashtra;
Listed on; 2004
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly known as the Victoria Terminus is the headquarters of Central Railway in Mumbai. It was built by Frederick William Stevens with the inspiration from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Mughal buildings between the years 1878-1888 and gave Bombay the face of being the International Mercantile Port of India.
When there was a terrorist attack in Mumbai, terrorists also attacked here.
Read more information abut that attack here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Mumbai_attacks
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26. Champaner Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat;
Listed on;
This place is the only complete and unchanged Islamic pre-Mughal city. The park also houses some of the ancient Chalcolithic Indian Sites, from the Stone Age era.
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27. Red Fort, Delhi;
Listed on; 2007
The Red Fort was built by Emperor Shah Jahan when he shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi, or what was known as Shahjahanabad at that time.
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28. Jantar Mantar, Rajasthan;
Listed on; 2010
The Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory built in 18th century Rajasthan. It is an astronomical observatory which was created by the Rajput King Sawai Jai Singh of Rajasthan in 1738 CE. It is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments including the world’s largest stone Sundial.
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29. Western Ghat - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu;
Listed on; 2012
The Western Ghats or the Sahyadri mountain ranges lies along the western coast of the Indian Peninsula. The Range runs north to south along the west edge of Deccan Plateau. It constitutes sever national parks, reserve forests and wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The hills cover 160000 square kilometre area with a length of 1600 kilometre, a width of 100 kilometres and height of 1200 meters.
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30. Hill Forts, Rajasthan;
Listed on; 2013
This place is famous for its unique Rajput Military DefenseArchitecture. It includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and Jaisalmer Fort. They’re located on the rocky Aravalli Mountain Range in Rajasthan.
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31. Rani Ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell at Patan), Gujrat;
Listed on; 2014
It is an explicit example of fine Ancient Indian architecture which is constructed during the time of the Solanki dynasty.
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32. Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), Himachal Pradesh;
Listed on; 2014
The Great Himalayan National Park is one of India’s National Parks located in the Kullu region of Northern Himachal Pradesh. The park includes the upper mountain snowmelt and glacial water melt origins of several rivers, mainly the tributaries of the river Indus. It is home to about 375 fauna species and several floral species, including some scarce species of plants and animals such as blue sheep, snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan Tahr, musk deer spruces, horse chestnuts and vast alpine meadows.
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33. Nalanda, Bihar;
Listed on; 2016
Nalanda Archaeological Site in Bihar was a centre of learning and a Buddhist monastery from 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.
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34. Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim;
Listed on; 2016
The national park is famous for its fauna and flora, with snow leopard being occasionally sighted. There are few trekking routes in this national park as well for the trekking enthusiasts.
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35. Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex), Chandigarh;
Listed on; 2016
The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh also hosts the legislative assembly for both the states of Haryana and Punjab, High Court and the Secretariat. Located in Sector 1, Chandigarh, this capitol complex was built when Chandigarh was being developed as the capital of Punjab in 1950 after the partition of India. Recognized as a World Heritage Site as part of an outstanding contribution to the Modern Movement.
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36. The Historic City, Gujarat;
Listed on; 2017
The first city of India to enter the list, Ahmedabad was declared as the World Heritage City on July 8, 2017.
A walled city on the banks of Sabarmati where communities following Hinduism, Islam, and Jainism have co-existed for centuries.
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37. Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles, Maharashtra;
Listed on; 2018
The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai is a collection of 94 buildings of great cultural importance, located in the Fort Area of Mumbai, set around the Oval Maidan, previously known as Esplanade. The Oval is flanked on the east by 19th-century Victorian Neo-Gothic constructions, like Bombay High Court, The Fort Campus of the University of Mumbai and the Old Secretariat Building among others. A famous landmark in the City of Dreams - the Rajabai Clock Tower, is also part of the Victorian side of the Ensemble, along with Watson’s Hotel, David Sassoon Library and the Elphinstone College. On the west stand the 20th century Art Deco buildings right along the Arabian Sea.
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38. The Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan;
Listed on; 2019
The Pink City Jaipur is one of the largest cities in India and is surrounded by walls and gates decorated with drawings on the backdrop of a beautiful pink hue, Jaipur, the pink city successfully manages to retain its old-world charm.
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39. Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana;
Listed on; 2021
The Ramappa Temple is situated in Palampet Village, Telangana. The temple is estimated to be at least 800 to 900 years old. The temple is especially known for lightweight porous bricks which are known as floating bricks.
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40. Dholavira, Gujarat;
Listed on; 2021
Known as a remarkable excavation site during the Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira was one of the most developed cities roughly 4500 years ago. It was a flourishing Harappan site between 2650 and 1450 BCE. Presently an archaeological site in Khadirbet of Kutch Gujarat, the village is also locally known as Kotada Timba.
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41. Santiniketan, West Bengal;
Listed on; 2023
Rabindranath Tagore founded Santiniketan as an abode of peace, aiming to create an environment where life and education would coalesce in harmony. Located in West Bengal, India, it was established as an alternative to the traditional educational system, emphasizing holistic learning. Over time, Santiniketan grew into Visva-Bharati University, attracting scholars and artists from around the world.
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42. Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura, Karnataka;
Listed on; 2023
The Hoysala temples in Karnataka are exemplary masterpieces of Hindu architecture, renowned for their intricate sculptures and detailed carvings. Constructed during the reign of the Hoysala dynasty between the 11th and 14th centuries, these temples are predominantly found in the Malnad regions of Karnataka. Notable among them are the Chennakesava Temple in Belur and the Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu. These structures reflect the dynasty's unique architectural style, characterized by star-shaped platforms and ornate pillar designs. The Hoysala temples stand as testaments to the dynasty's commitment to art, culture, and religion.
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