UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
The cultural and natural heritage is amongst the priceless assets not only for a country but also of the humanity as a whole. The disappearance of the heritage is a major loss to the heritage of all the people of the world. Keeping in view the same in order to preserve the world’s heritage in the best possible manner, the World Heritage Committee and World Heritage fund came into existence in 1976. Since then the committee works for the implementation of conservation concerning the protection of the world’s cultural and natural heritage. This committee selects Heritage sites across the world and issues a list of the same. There are many valuable sites across India from different eras of the history, in addition to this diversified flora and fauna is also there. Many cultural and natural heritage sites of India are included in the list. The details are listed below:-
- Agra Fort
- Ajanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Taj Mahal
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Sun Temple, Konarak
- Kaziranga National park (Natural Site)
- Keoladeo National Park (Natural Site)
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Natural Site)
- Churches and Convents of Goa
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Elephanta Caves
- Great Living Chola Temples 13
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
- Sunderbans National Park (Natural Site)
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National park (Natural Site)
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi.
- Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
- Qutb Minar and it’s Monuments, Delhi
- Mountain Railways of India.
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- Champaner- Pavagarh Archaeological Park.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
- Red Fort Complex
- Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
- Western Ghats (Natural Site)
- Hillforts of Rajasthan
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
- Rani- ki- vav ( Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
- Archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
- Khangchendzonga National Park (Natural Site)
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstandin Contribution to the modern monument ( The Complexe du Capitole, Chadigarh)
- Historic City of Ahmedabad
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan.