Important Monuments (State-wise) and their Builders

Know Your State | Important Monuments (State-wise) and their Builders: In almost all the competitive exams, many Static GK-based questions are asked. Here, I'm providing you with the List of Indian Monuments that can be asked in the upcoming SSC & Railways Exams.

Know Your State | Important Monuments (State-wise) and Their Builders

Monument

Place

Built by

Year/Century

Agra Fort

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Akbar

1573 AD

Agra city

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Sikandar Lodi

-

Aram Bagh

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Babur

1528 AD

Akbar’s Tomb

Sikandra, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Akbar and his son Jahangir

1613 AD

Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

NoorJahan

1628 AD

Jama Masjid

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Shahjahan

1648 AD

Deewan-E- Khas

Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Shahjahan

-

Shish Mahal

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Shahjahan

1632 AD

Moti Masjid

Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Shahjahan

1635 AD

Taj Mahal

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Shahjahan

1653 AD

Anand Bhawan

Allahabad, (Uttar Pradesh)

Motilal Nehru

1930 AD

Bada Imambara

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

Asaf-ud-daula

1785 AD

Chhota Imambara

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

Muhammad Ali Shah

-

Jantar Mantar

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1724-1738 AD

Jantar Mantar

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1724-1739 AD

Fatehpur Sikri
Jodha Bai Palace
 Birbal Palace
 Panch Mahal
 Buland Darwaza

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Akbar

16th century

Rock cut temple

Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu)

Mahendravarman-I

8th century

Shore temple

Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu)

Narasimhavarman-II

8th century

Kailasanathar Temple

Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu)

Narasimhavarman-II

685-705 AD

Airavatesvara temple

Darasuram (Tamil Nadu)

Rajaraja I

12th century

Brihadeshwara

Tanjore (Tamil Nadu)

Rajaraja chola I

1010 AD

Gangaikondacholapuram

Gangaikonda cholapuram (Tamil Nadu)

Rajendra I

12th century

Saint George Fort

Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

East India Company

1644 AD

Meenakshi Temple

Madurai, Tamilnadu

-

-

Adhai Din Ka Jhopra

Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Qutubuddin Aibak

1192 AD

Dargah Ajmer Sharif

Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Sultan Shyasuddin

-

Hawa Mahal

Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Maharaja Pratap Singh

1799 AD

Nahargarh Fort

Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1734 AD

Jaigarh Fort

Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1726 AD

Vijaya Stambha

Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)

Maharana Kumbha

1448 AD

Dilwara Jain Temple

Mount Abu (Rajasthan)

Vimal Shah

1582 AD

Bharatpur Fort

Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

Raja Surajmal Singh

19th century

Amber Fort

Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Man Singh I

1592 AD

Jantar Mantar

Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1724-1736 AD

Mehrangarh Fort

Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Rao Jodha

1460 AD

Jantar Mantar

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1724-1737 AD

Khajuraho Temples

Madhya Pradesh

Chandellas

950-1050 AD

Char- Minar

Hyderabad (Telangana)

Quli Qutub Shah

1591 AD

Macca Masjid

Hyderabad (Telangana)

Quli Qutub Shah

1694 AD

Golconda Fort

Hyderabad (Telangana)

Qutub Shahi rulers

16th century

Shri Venkateswara Temple

Andhra Pradesh

-

-

Ajanta Caves

Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Gupta rulers

4-10th century

Ellora Caves

Maharashtra

Rashtrakuta rulers

6-10th century

Elephanta Caves

Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Rashtrakuta rulers

5-9 century

Bibi Ka Maqbara

Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Azam Shah

1661 AD

Gateway Of India

Mumbai (Maharashtra)

British Govt.

20th century

Vikramasila Monastery

Bihar

Dharma Pala

8th century

Shershah’s Tomb

Sasaram (Bihar)

Shershah’s son

1545 AD

Nalanda University

Bihar

Kumargupta I

-

Purana Qila

Delhi

Shershah Suri

16th century

Safdar Jung Tomb

Delhi

Shuja-ud-daula

1754 AD

Qutub Minar

Delhi

Qutubuddin Aibak

1193 AD

Alai darwaza

Delhi

Alauddin Khiliji

1311 AD

Hauz Khas

Delhi

Alauddin Khilji

-

Ferozshah Kotla

Delhi

Ferozshan Tughlaq

-

Khirki Masjid

Delhi

Ghyasuddin Tughlaq

1354 AD

Humayun’s Tomb

Delhi

Humayun’s wife

1533 AD

Jama Masjid

Delhi

Shahjahan

1656 AD

Red Fort

Delhi

Shahjahan

1639 AD

Moti Masjid

Delhi Fort, Delhi

Aurangzeb

1660 AD

Jantar Mantar

New Delhi

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

1724-1735 AD

India Gate

New Delhi

Edwin Lutyens (Architect)

-

Lal Bagh

Bangaluru (Karnataka)

Hyder Ali

1760 AD

Gol Gumbaz (largest dome in India)

Bijapur, Karnataka

Muhammad Adil Shah

1656 AD

Hampi Monuments

Karnataka

-

-

Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple)

Amritsar (Punjab)

Guru Ram Das with the fifth, Guru Arjan

1577 AD

Shantiniketan

West Bengal

Rabindra Nath Tagore

19th century

Victoria Memorial

Kolkata (West Bengal)

British Govt.

1921 AD

Sun Temple

Konark (Odisha)

Narsimhadeva I

1250 AD

Jagannath Temple

Puri (Odisha)

Anantvarman Ganga

1161 AD

Shalimar Garden

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)

Jahangir

1619 AD


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