Top 10 sights in India 4k

Top 10 sights to visit in India 4k

1.Taj Mahal

The #Taj #Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

2.Amber Palace

Amer Fort or Amber #Fort is a fort located in #Amer, #Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometers located 11 kilometers from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.

3.Hawa Mahal

#Hawa Mahal is a palace in Jaipur, India approximately 300 kilometers from the capital city of Delhi. Built from red and pink sandstone, the palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur, and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers

4.Red Fort

The Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the #Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah #Jahan commissioned the construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi.

5.Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore #National Park is a vast wildlife reserve near the town of Sawai #Madhopur in Rajasthan, northern India. It is a former royal hunting ground and home to tigers, leopards, and marsh crocodiles. Its landmarks include the imposing 10th-century #Ranthambore Fort, on a hilltop, and the Ganesh Mandir temple. Also in the park, Padam Talao Lake is known for its abundance of water lilies.

6.Agra Fort

#Agra #Fort is a historic fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638 when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Before capture by the British, the last Indian rulers to have occupied it were the #Marathas.

7.City Palace, Jaipur

The City Palace, #Jaipur was established at the same time as the city of Jaipur, by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727.

8.Humayun's Tomb

Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor #Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1569–70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, #Sayyid #Muhammad, Persian architects were chosen by her.

9.City Palace

City Palace, #Udaipur is a palace complex situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of #Rajasthan. It was built over a period of nearly 400 years, with contributions from several rulers of the Mewar dynasty

10.Qutb Minar

The #Qutb Minar also spelled as #Qutub Minar and Qutab #Minar is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India. The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks.