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| Qutub Minar's work was started by Qutubuddin Aibak in 1192 and completed by his son-in law Iltumish in 1220 |
A list of important monumnets in India by the people who built them, their cities and states and their construction dates.
| Monument | Place | Built by | Year/Century |
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| Adhai Din Ka Jhopra | Ajmer (Rajasthan) | Qutubuddin Aibak | 1192 AD |
| Agra city | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Sikandar Lodi | 1504 AD |
| Agra Fort | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Akbar | 1573 AD |
| Airavatesvara temple | Darasuram (Tamil Nadu) | Rajaraja I | 12th century |
| Ajanta Caves | Aurangabad (Maharashtra) | - | - |
| Akbar's Tomb | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Akbar and his son Jahangir | 1613 AD |
| Alai darwaza | Delhi | Alauddin Khiliji | 1311 AD |
| Amber Fort | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Man Singh I | 1592 AD |
| Anand Bhawan | Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) | Motilal Nehru | 1930 AD |
| Aram Bagh | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Babur | 1528 AD |
| Bada Imambara | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | Asaf-ud-daula | 1785 AD |
| Belur Math | Belur (West Bengal) | Swami Vivekananda | - |
| Bharatpur Fort | Bharatpur (Rajasthan) | Raja Surajmal Singh | 19th century |
| Bibi Ka Maqbara | Aurangabad (Maharashtra) | Azam Shah | 1661 AD |
| Brihadeshwara | Tanjore (Tamil Nadu) | Rajaraja chola I | 1010 AD |
| Charar-e-Sharif | Charar-e-Sharif (Jammu & Kashmir) | Ghyas-ud-din Zain-ul-Abidin | 15th Century |
| Char-Minar | Hyderabad (Telangana) | Quli Qutub Shah | 1591 AD |
| Chhota Imambara | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | Muhammad Ali Shah | 1838 AD |
| Dargah Ajmer Sharif | Ajmer (Rajasthan) | Mohammad Bin Tughluq | 1332 AD |
| Deewan-e-Khas | Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1635 AD |
| Deewan-e-Khas (Shah Mahal) | Red Fort, Delhi (Delhi) | Akbar | 1571 AD |
| Dilwara Jain Temple | Mount Abu (Rajasthan) | Vimal Shah | 1582 AD |
| Elephanta Caves | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Rashtrakuta rulers | 5-9th century |
| Ellora Caves | Aurangabad (Maharashtra) | Buddhist Caves were built by Chalukya Dynasty and Later Hindu and Jain Caves were built by Rashtrakuta rulers | 6-10th century |
| Ferozshah Kotla | Delhi | Ferozshan Tughlaq | 1356 AD |
| Gangaikondacholapuram | Gangaikonda cholapuram (Tamil Nadu) | Rajendra I | 12th century |
| Gateway Of India | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | British Govt. | 20th century |
| Gol Ghar | Patna (Bihar) | British Government | 1786 AD |
| Gol Gumbaz | Bijapur, Karnataka | Muhammad Adil Shah | 1656 AD |
| Golconda Fort | Hyderabad (Telangana) | Qutub Shahi rulers | 16th century |
| Hampi Monuments | Karnataka | - | - |
| Hauz Khas | Delhi | Alauddin Khilji | 1296 |
| Hawa Mahal | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Pratap Singh | 1799 AD |
| Humayun's Tomb | Delhi | Humayun's wife | 1533 AD |
| India Gate | New Delhi | Edwin Lutyens (Architect) | 1921-33 |
| Jagannath Temple | Puri (Odisha) | Anantvarman Ganga | 1161 AD |
| Jaigarh Fort | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1726 AD |
| Jama Masjid | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1648 AD |
| Jama Masjid | Delhi | Shahjahan | 1656 AD |
| Jantar Mantar | Jaipur, Ujjain, Delhi, Mathura, Varanasi | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1724-1736 AD |
| Kanheri Caves | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Buddhist Monks | 1 Century BCE - 11th Century AD |
| Kailasanathar Temple | Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) | Narasimhavarman-II | 685-705 AD |
| Khajuraho Temples | Madhya Pradesh | Chandellas | 950-1050 AD |
| Khirki Masjid | Delhi | Ghyasuddin Tughlaq | 1354 AD |
| Lakshmi Narayan Temple | Delhi | Birla Family | 1933 |
| Lal Bagh | Bangaluru (Karnataka) | Hyder Ali | 1760 AD |
| Macca Masjid | Hyderabad (Telangana) | Quli Qutub Shah | 1694 AD |
| Meenakshi Temple | Madurai, Tamilnadu | Kulasekara Pandya | 1190-1216 AD |
| Mehrangarh Fort | Jodhpur (Rajasthan) | Rao Jodha | 1460 AD |
| Moti Masjid | Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1635 AD |
| Moti Masjid | Delhi Fort, Delhi | Aurangzeb | 1660 AD |
| Nahargarh Fort | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1734 AD |
| Nalanda University | Bihar | Gupta Rulers | - |
| Nishat Garden | Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) | Asaf Ali | 1633 AD |
| Purana Qila | Delhi | Shershah Suri | 16th century |
| Qutub Minar | Delhi | Qutubuddin Aibak | 1193 AD |
| Rashtrapati Bhavan | Delhi | British Government | 1912-1929 |
| Red Fort | Delhi | Shahjahan | 1639 AD |
| Rock cut temple | Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) | Mahendravarman-I | 8th century |
| Sabarmati Ashram | Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | MK Gandhi | 1917 |
| Safdar Jung Tomb | Delhi | Shuja-ud-daula | 1754 AD |
| Saint George Fort | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | East India Company | 1644 AD |
| Sati Burj | Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) | Raja Bhagwan Das | 1570 AD |
| Shalimar Garden | Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | Jahangir | 1619 AD |
| Shantiniketan | West Bengal | Debendra Nath Tagore | 1863 |
| Shershah's Tomb | Sasaram (Bihar) | Shershah's son | 1545 AD |
| Shish Mahal | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1632 AD |
| Shore temple | Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) | Narasimhavarman-II | 8th century |
| Shri Venkateswara Temple | Andhra Pradesh | - | - |
| Sun Temple | Konark (Odisha) | Narsimhadeva I | 1250 AD |
| Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple) | Amritsar (Punjab) | Guru Ram Das with the fifth, Guru Arjan | 1577 AD |
| Taj Mahal | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1653 AD |
| Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | NoorJahan | 1628 AD |
| Victoria Memorial | Kolkata (West Bengal) | British Government | 1921 AD |
| Vijaya Stambha | Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) | Maharana Kumbha | 1448 AD |
| Vikramasila Monastery | Bihar | Dharma Pala | 8th century |
| Vishnupada Temple | Gaya (Bihar) | Rani Ahilyabai | 1787 |
