“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

List of 30 Cultural Heritage Sites.

Name of the Site

Location

Year of Inscription

Agra Fort

Uttar Pradesh

1983

Ajanta Caves

Maharashtra

1983

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi

Madhya Pradesh

1989

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

Gujarat

2004

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)

Maharashtra

2004

Churches and Convents of Goa

Goa

1986

Elephanta Caves

Maharashtra

1987

Ellora Cave

Maharashtra

1983

Fatehpur Sikri

Uttar Pradesh

1986

Great Living Chola Temples

Tamil Nadu

1987

Group of Monuments at Hampi

Karnataka

1986

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Tamil Nadu

1984

Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

Karnataka

1987

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

2013

Historic City of Ahmedabad

Gujarat

2017

Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi

Delhi

1993

Jaipur City, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

2019

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Madhya Pradesh

1986

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

Bihar

2002

Mountain Railways of India

Darjeeling, West Bengal

Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu

Kalka-Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

1999

Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi

Delhi

1993

Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell)

Gujarat

2014

Red Fort Complex

Delhi

2007

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

Madhya Pradesh

2003

Sun Temple, Konârak

Orissa

1984

Taj Mahal

Uttar Pradesh

1983

The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

Rajasthan

2010

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

Chandigarh

2016

Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University)

Bihar

2016

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai

Maharashtra

2018

List of 7 Natural Heritage Sites 

Name Of the Site

Location

Year of Inscription

Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area

Himachal Pradesh

2014

Kaziranga National Park

Assam

1985

Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan

1985

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

Assam

1985

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

Uttarakhand

1988

Sundarbans National Park

West Bengal

1987

Western Ghats

Covers Four states

(Kerala ,Karnataka,Tamilnadu and Maharashtra)

2012

One Mixed Heritage Sites

Name Of the Site

Location

Year of Inscription

Khangchendzonga National Park

Sikkim

2016

Note: In the case of western ghats a  total of thirty nine properties (including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests) were designated as world heritage sites – twenty in the state of Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra

Also there is a  tentative list of world heritage sites in India, which is already mentioned in the given below link.

Three new sites added in 2016: Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) in Bihar ,The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh and Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim.

In 2017, the Walled City of Ahmedabad, founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in the 15th century, has been declared India’s first World Heritage City.

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