Today in this topic we will talk about India’s World Heritage Site. UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) was founded on 16 November 1945, in Rose London. Its function is to promote international peace through education, nature and social science, culture and communication. UNESCO mainly conducts its activities through education, natural science, social and anthropology, culture and information and communication.
It sponsors literacy-raising programs and also supports the preservation of buildings and parks of global heritage. The UNESCO heritage list includes many historical buildings and parks in our country.
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The venue reported by UNESCO holds great importance for competitive exams. This place is asked many times in many exams like SSC, UPSC, Railway recruitment, Banking. Keeping this important subject in mind, we have brought a list of this subject for you, which you can study and strengthen your exam preparation.
List of India’s World Heritage Site
- Ajanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Agra Fort
- Taj Mahal
- Sun Temple, Konârak
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Kaziranga National Park
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Keoladeo National Park
- Churches and Convents of Goa
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
- Elephanta Caves
- Great Living Chola Temples
- Sundarbans National Park
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
- Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
- Mountain Railways of India
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
- Red Fort Complex
- The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
- Western Ghats
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Rani ki vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)
- Great Himalayan National Park
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
- Khangchendzonga National Park
- The Architectural Work Of Le Corbusier
- Historic City of Ahmedabad
- The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai
- Jaipur
| Site Name | State | Year of declaration |
|---|---|---|
| Agra Fort | Uttar Pradesh | 1983 |
| Ajanta Caves | Maharashtra | 1983 |
| Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Madhya Pradesh | 1989 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Gujarat | 2004 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) | Maharashtra | 2004 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa | 1986 |
| Elephanta Caves | Maharashtra | 1987 |
| Ellora Cave | Maharashtra | 1983 |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Uttar Pradesh | 1986 |
| Great Living Chola Temples | Tamil Nadu | 1987 |
| Group of Monuments at Hampi | Karnataka | 1986 |
| Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | Tamil Nadu | 1984 |
| Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Karnataka | 1987 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Rajasthan | 2013 |
| Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi | Delhi | 1993 |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Madhya Pradesh | 1986 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 2002 |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling, West Bengal Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu Kalka-Shimla, Himachal Pradesh | 1999 |
| Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi | Delhi | 1993 |
| Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) | Gujarat | 2014 |
| Red Fort Complex | Delhi | 2007 |
| Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | Madhya Pradesh | 2003 |
| Sun Temple, Konârak | Orissa | 1984 |
| Taj Mahal | Uttar Pradesh | 1983 |
| The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur | Rajasthan | 2010 |
| The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier | Chandigarh | 2016 |
| Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) | Bihar | 2016 |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 2017 |
| Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area | Himachal Pradesh | 2014 |
| Kaziranga National Park | Assam | 1985 |
| Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan | 1985 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Assam | 1985 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | Uttarakhand | 1988 |
| Sundarbans National Park | West Bengal | 1987 |
| Western Ghats | Covers Four states (Kerala ,Karnataka,Tamilnadu and Maharashtra) | 2012 |
| Khangchendzonga National Park | Sikkim | 2016 |