Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, India. - Adrian Pope/Getty Images.
Taj Mahal, India. Photo Credit: Adrian Pope/Getty Images.
Updated February 23, 2016.
India is a diverse country steeped in history. Its past has seen a melting pot of different religions, rulers and empires -- all of which have left their mark on the countryside. Many historical places in India are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites due to their cultural importance.
One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal is undoubtedly India's most famous monument. It looms evocatively from the banks of the Yamuna River.
Hampi
Hampi ruines. - CALLE MONTES/Getty Images.
Hampi ruines. Photo Credit: CALLE MONTES/Getty Images.
Now a laid back village in northern Karnataka, Hampi was once the last capital of Vijayanagar, one of the greatest Hindu empires in India’s history. Muslim invaders conquered the city in 1565, wreaking destruction and reducing it to ruins. It was pillaged and then abandoned.
Hampi has some captivating ruins, intriguingly intermingled with large boulders that rear up all over the landscape. The ruins date back to the 14th century and stretch for just over 25 kilometers (10 miles).
Fatehpur Sikhri
Fatehpur Sikri. Walkway and courtyard tombs of the Jami Masjid. - Tim Makins/Getty Images.
Fatehpur Sikri. Walkway and courtyard tombs of the Jami Masjid. Photo Credit: Tim Makins/Getty Images.
Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, was once the proud but short-lived capital of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. Emperor Akbar founded the city from the twin villages of Fatehpur and Sikri in 1569, as tribute to famous Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chishti. The saint accurately predicted the birth of Emperor Akbar's much longed for son.
Not long after Fatehpur Sikri was completed, it unfortunately had to be abandoned by its occupants as the water supply was insufficient. . . . . .
Taj Mahal, India. Photo Credit: Adrian Pope/Getty Images.
Updated February 23, 2016.
India is a diverse country steeped in history. Its past has seen a melting pot of different religions, rulers and empires -- all of which have left their mark on the countryside. Many historical places in India are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites due to their cultural importance.
One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal is undoubtedly India's most famous monument. It looms evocatively from the banks of the Yamuna River.
Hampi
Hampi ruines. Photo Credit: CALLE MONTES/Getty Images.
Now a laid back village in northern Karnataka, Hampi was once the last capital of Vijayanagar, one of the greatest Hindu empires in India’s history. Muslim invaders conquered the city in 1565, wreaking destruction and reducing it to ruins. It was pillaged and then abandoned.
Hampi has some captivating ruins, intriguingly intermingled with large boulders that rear up all over the landscape. The ruins date back to the 14th century and stretch for just over 25 kilometers (10 miles).
Fatehpur Sikhri
Fatehpur Sikri. Walkway and courtyard tombs of the Jami Masjid. Photo Credit: Tim Makins/Getty Images.
Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, was once the proud but short-lived capital of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. Emperor Akbar founded the city from the twin villages of Fatehpur and Sikri in 1569, as tribute to famous Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chishti. The saint accurately predicted the birth of Emperor Akbar's much longed for son.
Not long after Fatehpur Sikri was completed, it unfortunately had to be abandoned by its occupants as the water supply was insufficient. . . . . .
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