Famous Monuments in India, Egypt and Jordan

1. Famous Monuments
In
India , Egypt
And
Jordan

3. The Taj Mahal, a beautiful white
marble Monument located in the city
of Agra on the banks of the holy river
Yamuna in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Taj Mahal is the finest example of
combines elements of
Mughal,Persian, Ottoman Turkish and
Indian architectural styles. It is one of
the eight wonders of the world and
the jewel of Muslim art in India.
Fatehpur Sikri is another historic site
in the state, the first planned city of
the Mughals.

4. The Golden Temple is known
as Harmandir Sahib is a Sikh
Gurdwara located in the
Amritsar, Punjab. Shri Darbar
Shaib is the holiest shrine
and most famous pilgrimage
place for Sikhs. Harmandir
Sahib is one of the most
sacred places in India, a Holy
Granth Sahib is always
present inside the temple.

5. The Mahabodhi Temple or Great
Awakening Temple is a Buddhist
temple located in the Gaya district
of Bihar state. Mahabodhi
Mahavihara Bodhgaya Temple is
one of the ancient and most
important shrines of Buddhist in
India. The site contains a
Mahabodhi Tree,Lord Buddha
stupa and the monastery called
Bodhimanda Vihara. Mahabodhi
Temple is count on one of the 7
wonders of India.Nalanda is
another Historic Monuments site in
the state.

6. Ghats in Varanasi are the most holiest
places of the city situated along with
the banks of holy river Ganges. There
are around 85 Ghat in the holiest city
and used for Ganges
Aarti,bathing,cremation and morning
meditation. The burning Ghats of
Varanasi are the most popular tourist
attraction, during the Aarti of river
Ganges at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Varanasi also known as Banaras and
Kashi is one of the oldest living city of
India as well as in the world.

7. The Shore Temple is situated on the shore of
the Bay of Bengal at Mahabalipuram,in the
state of Tamil Nadu. Shore Temple is the
oldest structural rock cut temple in south
India built with blocks of granite. The shrines
are dedicated to great God Lord Shiva and
Lord Vishnu. Mahabalipuram is world famous
for number of Monuments, which are
UNESCO World Heritage Site.

8. The Lotus Temple of Delhi is called
Bahai Temples, situated near kalka
Ji.Lotus Temple is a house of
Worship for every religion and best
place for meditation and peace.
Bahai Faith is spiritual unity of all
humankind, there are eight
continental Houses of Worship
have been built around the world.
Lotus Temple is one of them and
the prominent attraction in Delhi.

9. The great monuments of the royal
Rajputs of Rajasthan, Hawa Mahal
also Palace of Winds is situated in
the heart of pink city and
the capital of Rajasthan,Jaipur. The
pyramid shape five-story palace is
constructed by red and pink
sandstone by Maharaja Sawai
Pratap Singh for women’s of royal
families. Hawa Mahal is one of the
major tourist attraction of Jaipur as
well as in the royal state Rajasthan.

10. The Victoria Memorial Hall is
located in the capital of West
Bengal, Kolkata and dedicated to
Queen Victoria. Victoria Memorial
is one of the major tourist
attraction of Kolkata and serves as
a museum with great collection of
manuscripts,paintings and
sculptures of the British period.
Victoria Memorial was declared as
one of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site in India.

11. The charminar Hyderabad’s best known
landmark was built 1591 by Sultan Mohammed
Quli Qutub Shah to appease the force of evil
savaging his new city with epidemic and
plague. Standing in the heart of the old walled
city and surround by lively bazaars, the
charminar (‘four tower’) is a 56m high
triumphal arch. The arch is notable for its
elegant balconies, stucco decorations and the
small mosque, Hyderabad’s oldest, on the 2nd
floor. An image of the grace every packet of
charminar cigarettes, one of India’s most
popular brand.

12. The majestic Gateway of India is a
glorious historical memorial built
during British rule. This magnificent
monument has been built in Indo-
Sarcenic style to commemorate the
visit of King George V and Queen Mary
to Bombay. Gateway of India is one of
the finest example of colonial
architectural heritage in India. This
grand structure stands at the Apollo
Bunder, a popular meeting place in
Mumbai. The gateway of India was
designed by the British architect
George Wittet and was opened for
general public in the year 1924.

14. The Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, who
ruled Egypt from around 1479 BC until her
death in 1458 BC, is situated beneath the
cliffs at Deir el Bahari on the west bank of
the Nile. It is a colonnaded structure, which
was designed and implemented by
Senemut, the royal architect of Hatshepsut,
to serve for her posthumous worship and to
honor the glory of Amun. The temple is
built into a cliff face that rises sharply above
it and consists of three layered terraces
reaching 30 meters (97 ft ) in height. These
terraces are connected by long ramps which
were once surrounded by gardens.

15. The Bent Pyramid located at Dahshur
was the second pyramid built by
pharaoh Sneferu. Mysteriously, the
pyramid rises from the desert at an
angle of 55 degrees and then suddenly
changes to a more gradual angle of 43
degrees. One theory holds that due to
the steepness of the original angle the
weight to be added above the inner
chambers and passageways became to
large, forcing the builders to adopt a
shallower angle. It is the only pyramid in
Egypt of which the outer casing of
polished limestone is still largely intact.

16. The Step Pyramid of Djoser at the
Saqqara necropolis was the very first
pyramid built by the ancient
Egyptians. It was constructed during
the 27th century BC for the burial of
Pharaoh Djoser by his Vizier Imhotep.
The ancient monument began as a
traditional, flat-roofed mastaba but
by the end of Djoser’s reign it had
risen to a six stepped layer Pyramid
and stood 204 feet (62 meters) high.
As in earlier mastaba tombs, the
burial chambers of the Step Pyramid
are underground, hidden in a maze
of tunnels.

17. The Luxor Temple is located on the east
bank of the River Nile in the ancient city
of Thebes and was founded in 1400 BC
during the New Kingdom. The temple
was dedicated to the three Egyptian
gods Amun, Mut, and Chons. The ancient
temple was the center of the festival of
Opet, Thebes’ most important festival.
During the annual festival the statues of
the three Gods were escorted to the
temple of Luxor along the avenue of
sphinxes that connect the 2 temples.

18. Located at the Giza Plateau, The Great
Sphinx is one of the largest and oldest
monuments in the world, but basic facts
about it, such as who was the model for the
face, when it was built, and by whom, are
still debated. It is the largest monolith statue
in the world although it is considerably
smaller than the Pyramids around it. Despite
conflicting evidence and viewpoints over the
years, the traditional view held by modern
Egyptologists at large remains that the Great
Sphinx was built in approximately 2500 BC
by the pharaoh Khafre, the supposed builder
of the second pyramid at Giza.

19. Built by Pharaoh Sneferu, the Red
Pyramid is the world’s first
successful attempt at constructing
a “true” smooth-sided pyramid. At
104 meters it is the 4th highest
pyramid ever built in Egypt. What
really makes the Red Pyramid
special today is the lack of crowds
that plagues the Giza Plateau and
the comparatively unregulated
interior access..

20. The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt
where, for a period of nearly 500 years from
the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were
constructed for the kings and privileged
nobles of the New Kingdom. The valley
contains 63 tombs and chambers, ranging in
size from a simple pit to a complex tomb
with over 120 chambers. The royal tombs are
decorated with scenes from Egyptian
mythology and give clues to the beliefs and
funerary rituals of the period. All of the
tombs seem to have been opened and
robbed in antiquity. Only the famous tomb
of Tutankhamun was spared from the worst
of the tomb depredations.

21. The Giza necropolis, situated in the immediate
vicinity of the southwestern suburbs of Cairo is
home to the most famous ancient Egyptian
monuments. The pyramids in Giza were built
over the span of three generations – by Khufu,
his second reigning son Khafre, and Menkaure.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the oldest and
sole remnant of the Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World. Over 2 million blocks of stone
were used to construct the pyramid, during a 20
year period concluding around 2560 BC. The
pyramid is an awe-inspiring 139 meters (455
feet) high making it the largest pyramid in Egypt,
although nearby Khafre’s Pyramid appears to be
larger as it is build at a higher elevation.

23. Jordan has been a hub for humanity since the
dawn of civilisation. The Sumerians, Akkadians,
Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians and
Mesopotamians came in from the east. From the
south came the Nabateans, while from the west,
Pharonic Egyptians, Greeks and Romans,
Byzantines and Crusaders. They left behind
archaeological sites, historical towns and
monuments scattered all across the country.

24. During the Ottoman Empire, Al
Salt was the capital city of Jordan
but was passed over in favour of
Amman when the modern state
of Jordan was created. Al Salt, a
place of human settlement since
at least the Iron Age, still retains
the charm and pace of a different
century

25. The history of Madaba dates
back at least 3,500 years and is
mentioned in the old Testament
several times. Yet it is most
famous for its intricate 5th and
6th century mosaics, prolifically
laid throughout the town.

26. Sitting on a small plateau above the
Jordan Valley, the small rural village
of Pella seems like a sleepy
backwater, yet the town has been a
home to human communities dating
back to the Stone Age, 10,000 years
ago. There is even evidence of human
activity in the as far back as
Palaeolithic times, 100,000 years ago

27. Jarash, 48 miles north of
Amman, is the one of the best-preserved
provincial Roman
cities in the world. A huge
triumphal arch marks the entry
to the site, erected by the
residents in 129 BC to honour a
visit to Jarash by the Emperor
Hadrian and there are hilltop
temples, baths, a hippodrome,
fountains and a large oval forum
fringed by another colonnade.

28. Karak's towering position,
perched on a hill-top almost
1000 metres above sea level,
surrounded on three sides by
valleys and with commanding
views over the Dead Sea
makes it a perfect spot for a
castle.

29. "The red-rose city half as old as
time", described in the poem by
John William Burgon needs no
introduction: enough has already
been written. It is, simply, Petra.
For generations, many Bedouin
families lived in the caves of
Petra.

30. Before the Middle Ages, Umm Qais
was known as Gadara. It was probably
founded by the Greeks in the 4th
century BC, but reached prominence
as a Roman city during the 1st century
AD. There are remains of a mausoleum
and public baths, a colonnaded street
and the Basilica of Gadara. Most
impressive of all is the imposing and
well-preserved Roman amphitheatre.