RED FORT BAOLI
CONTRIBUTED BY SAHIL AHUJA Baolis or step-wells were constructed throughout India during medieval times for the purposes of pleasure as well as daily use. They were used as an escape […]
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DELHI GATE
CONTRIBUTED BY SAHIL AHUJA Another haunted gate in the capital is the Dilli Darwaza or Delhi Gate. Description Dilli Darwaza or the […]
KHOONI DARWAZA
CONTRIBUTED BY SAHIL AHUJA One of the most notorious gates in entire Delhi is the “Khooni Darwaza”, literally “the gate of blood” – throughout its history the structure has seen […]
PHOTOWALK: THE WALLED CITY OF JAIPUR
Built in 1727 A.D. by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, Jaipur is widely recognized as one of the few planned medieval urban settlements, which survive in the country. Built according to ancient Indian […]
PHOTOWALK: AMER PALACE
Reblogged from India Heritage Hub: Prominent among the medieval capitals in India in the richness of its architecture, is the royal capital at Amer, once the seat of the Kachhawaha […]
ORCHHA PAINTED GLORY
If you thought Orchha which literally means ‘hidden’ is all about magnificent palaces, temples, gardens and chhatris dotting its dry and desolate landscape then you have probably not seen what […]
LANDMARKS OF BIKANER: LALGARH PALACE
Another Invaluable Heritage Resource . . . Name Lalgarh Palace Type Palace Location […]
LANDMARKS OF CHARKHARI: OLD PALACE
Another Invaluable Heritage Resource Unfortunately Unprotected . . . Name Old Palace Type […]
CHITTORGARH
No other landmark symbolizes lust, valor, chivalry and sacrifice more than Chittorgarh, the fort that conceals within its confines a history of more than 800 years where stories of sacrifice still flame […]
LANDMARKS OF CHARKHARI: MANGAL GARH
Another Invaluable Heritage Resource Unfortunately Unprotected . . . Name Mangal Garh Type […]
