Historical Monuments of India

Victoria Memorial is a colonial period monument of Kolkata. For exams connect colonial monuments with their cities.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is famous for the influence of the Victorian Gothic style. For exams identify styles of colonial buildings.

Basilica of Bom Jesus is a church in Goa linked with Portuguese influence. For exams connect churches of Goa with colonial history.

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is located near the sea at Kanyakumari. For exams remember the geographical locations of modern memorials.

Sevagram Ashram is located at Wardha in Maharashtra. In exams connect it with Gandhiji's rural life and the freedom movement.

Fort St George is located in Chennai. In exams connect it with the English East India Company's presence in South India.

Alai Darwaza was built by Alauddin Khalji in the Qutub complex. Remember it for arches and decoration in Sultanate architecture.

Quwwat ul Islam Mosque is in the Qutub Complex in Delhi. Remember it among the early buildings of the Delhi Sultanate.

Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra is located in Ajmer and is linked with early Sultanate architecture. Connect it with the period of Qutb ud din Aibak.

Tughlaqabad Fort is associated with Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. Remember strong and plain forts in Tughlaq architecture.

Feroz Shah Kotla is linked with Firuz Shah Tughlaq's city Firozabad. Also remember city building and the transfer of Ashokan pillars in the Tughlaq period.

Lodi Garden contains tombs from the Sayyid and Lodi period. Remember it with location and dynasty among medieval monuments of Delhi.

Humayun's Tomb is an important Mughal tomb built in the Charbagh plan. Remember it in the tomb tradition before the Taj Mahal.

The tomb of Itmad ud Daulah was commissioned by Nur Jahan for her father. Remember it for marble and fine inlay work.

The Taj Mahal is famous for pietra dura inlay using coloured stones. Decorative techniques in Mughal architecture are also asked in exams.

Diwan i Khas was meant for the royal private audience. Remember the difference between Diwan i Am and Diwan i Khas in Mughal forts.

The tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti is famous for white marble and lattice work. Link it with Akbar and the Sufi tradition.

Panch Mahal is a multi storeyed pavilion at Fatehpur Sikri. Remember it with Akbar's architectural experiments.

Jodha Bai Palace is considered a major building of the Fatehpur Sikri complex. Remember it with royal residential architecture of Akbar's period.

Jahangiri Mahal is counted among Akbar period constructions. Remember both Akbar's and Shah Jahan's buildings in Agra Fort.