India's Historical Monuments

INDIAS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

It is said that India is dotted with monuments since antiquity. The country has a rich cultural heritage. Our ancient rulers had great fascination for princely buildings like forts, temples and mosques.
They built some of the most remarkable buildings in the world. Some of these buildings have vanished in the march of time only if many like Taj Mahal, Lai Quila, Qutub Minar, Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, Caves of Ajanta and Ellora, Sarnath Temple have stood the test of time. The British have also played an important role in giving us some historical monuments.
Temple stratagem flourished in the Gupta period architecture. Dashavtar Temple of Degaru is the first example of do Shekhar (top) in temple art. Brahma cave temples and Buddha cave temples be important among Gupta period caves temples.
The main temples of Gupta Period are:
Bhimrao (Nagged) (Shiva)
Toga (Jabalpur) (Vishnu)
Degaru (Jhansi) (Dashavtar)
sirup (brick made) (Layman)
Udayagiri (Vishnu)
Bitargaon (Kanpur, brick made) (Shiva)
Kho (Nagod) (Shiva)
The rock-cut architecture of the period is represented by ii customary types-the Chaitya and the Vihara. They are mostly found at Ajanta, Ellora and Bagh.



The special bear of Chaitya is its emphasis on the colossal image of Buddha seated betwixt two attendants. The Vihara was in the form of rows of cells around a primal court. The most number of Viharas are to be found at Ajanta.
These caves are remarkable for the variety and beauty of the pillars and the fine paint paintings with which the walls and ceilings are decorated. The Gupta period is the formative and creative age heralding the two important styles, Nagara and Dravida? Of the stupas built during this period, the one at Mirpur Khas in Sindh and Dhamesh at Sarnath is most remarkable. The Iron Pillar of Mehrauli, near Delhi, is another excellent monument of Gupta period.
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