Top of the most beautiful ancient architectural works in India #1

With a history of more than 5,000 years of brilliant civilization on the Mysterious Ganges River, India has crafted countless beautiful architectural works that have cultural and historical value for human civilization. With the theme of exploring the architecture of this mystical spiritual land, let's explore the most beautiful ancient architectural works in India with Toplist.


Taj Mahal

With the beautiful name "Love poem carved in stone", the Taj Mahal is not only India's most famous tourist symbol but also an architectural masterpiece of humanity. Originating from the sad love story of King Sa Gia Han for his wife who passed away at a young age, he put all his heart and soul into designing and crafting a beautiful mausoleum in a typical architectural form. most of Islam. The overall geometry of the tomb is built in an octagonal shape from white marble and red sandstone.


The center of the temple is a massive round dome with a height of 75 m and four pointed towers with a height of about 40 m. In particular, talented artisans also use colorful sparkling materials from precious stones to decorate the temple's space with sophisticated and sophisticated lines.



Because it is made entirely from a light-sensitive material - white marble, the Taj Mahal is also considered a "castle of magic", reflecting the magic of colors from the earth. surrounding sky every moment of the day. With more than a thousand years passing, this temple of faithful love has always been a destination not to be missed for tourists who love this mysterious India.

Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)

Located in Amritsar, Punjab, between the border of Pakistan and India, the Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib is the most sacred spiritual symbol of the Sikh religious faith around the world. Built in 1574, believers used 100 kg of pure gold to plate the exterior and dome of the cathedral to express their deep respect to God. In particular, when compared to the popular architectural style of Sikhism, where they often build mosques on high ground, Harmandir Sahib Temple, on the other hand, is placed in a low position, surrounded by Amrit Sarovar lake. (Spirit Wine Lake) - also known as Spiritual Lake, a place to connect the soul with the afterlife.


In addition, unlike the mystery of some other religions, this sacred temple has up to 4 doors to express a friendly ideology and welcome everyone to learn about the spiritual world of religion. Sikh. Out of respect for the temple, there are hardly any structures higher than the cathedral built around here. With the splendid beauty of gold and sophisticated decoration style, every visitor will surely be "satisfied" when looking at this architectural and religious masterpiece. In addition, under the blue sky and warm sunlight, the peaceful space mixed with the sound of prayers echoing throughout the sacred lake area will bring an amazing spiritual experience, calming everyone's soul. out of the afflictions of the human world.

Mahabalipuram Temple

The Mahabalipuram temple complex is an extremely majestic and unique relic, symbolizing the golden age of Hinduism, built in the years 630 to 715. This architectural complex is a wonderful feat. Crafted entirely from giant blocks of natural stone, especially monolithic volcanic stone. The overall shape of the temples here is a massive three-entrance tower with a scarf-shaped hook, covered on four sides with countless stone sculptures from the endless inspiration of the Mahabharata epic.


Although they have many diverse shapes, the stone blocks here are usually square-shaped with a height of about 12.2 m and a length of 8.85 m, tending to gradually shrink towards the top of the tower. With its creative sculptural style and strong, lively brushwork, Mahabalipuram Temple is a magical masterpiece of South India as well as a wonderful cultural heritage of humanity. When visiting this relic complex, in addition to admiring the majesty and elaborate peak of the art, visitors also have the opportunity to learn about the world of ancient Indian cosmology by listening to explanations about the relics. Each temple's own origin and story.

Humayun's Tomb

Located in the heart of New Delhi, Humayun's tomb is the most famous symbol of the Mughal architectural style in India. Built in 1562 after 9 years of King Humayun's death, the building has a height of 47 m, inspired by the architecture of the Persian Empire at that time from two sources of materials: white marble and marble. red sandstone. When entering the main door of the mausoleum, each visitor will have the opportunity to be ecstatic before the majestic and magnificent beauty of the most sophisticated and elaborate artistic masterpiece in the history of Indian construction.


In addition, the peaceful beauty of the 30-acre Persian-style gardens combined with the spiritual moats surrounding the tomb have created a peaceful space, relaxing the soul of everyone who comes. Visit this relic site. Perhaps that is why Humayun's tomb is always at the top of the list of the most beautiful tombs on the planet to this day.

Mysore Palace

One of the pride of the Indian people is Mysore Palace - the most splendid palace located in the state of Karnataka, in present-day Southern India. Built in the 14th century, the palace was once the building of the Wodeyars Royal family that ruled the city from 1399 to 1950. The overall architecture of the palace is a perfect and unique combination. from many different styles such as: Hindu, Muslim, Gothic and Rajput.


The reason to explain the appearance of western style at the palace is because this Royal building was partially restored and redesigned due to a fire incident that occurred in 1897. Members of the royal family invited a British architect to complete this project, which is why the palace possesses the typical style of medieval Gothic architecture blended with traditional Indian artistic values.


Crafted from gray granite and pink marble, this magnificent palace is also a valuable cultural museum such as sculpture, painting, weapons,... preserved from the 14th century until today. now. In particular, when night falls, the palace attracts eyes with its brilliant and splendid beauty like a fairy tale when it is shimmeringly lit from 100,000 electric light bulbs decorating all four sides of the building. Therefore, it is not surprising that this place welcomes 6,000,000 visitors to admire each year, only after the masterpiece Taj Mahai.