(GK) Famous Places in India

(GK) Famous Places in India
Famous Places in India
Place
Location
Ajanta
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Amarnath Cave
Kashmir
Akbar's Tomb
Sikanara, Agra
Amber Palace
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Anand Bhawan
Allahabad
Bhakra Dam
Punjab
Bibi Da Maqbra
Aurangabad
Birla Planetorium
Calcutta
Black Pagoda
Konark (Orissa)
Bodhisatva
Ajanta Caves
Brihadeeswara Temple
Tanjavur, Tanjor
Brindaban Gardens
Mysore
Buland Darwaza
Fatehpur Sikri
Charminar
Hyderabad
Cheena Kesava Temple
Belur
Chilka Lake
East Coast of India near Bhubaneshwar
Dal Lake
Srinagar
Dilwara Temple
Mt.Abu
Elephanta Caves
Bombay
Ellora Caves
Aurangabad
Gateway of India
Bombay
Golden Temple
Amritsar
Gol Gumbaz
Bijapur
Hanging Gardens
Bombay
Hawa Mahal (Place of winds)
Jaipur
Howrah Gridge
Calcutta
Island Palace
Udaipur
Itmaad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Agra
Jagannath Temple
Puri
Jahaz Mahal
Mandu, M.P.(City of Joy)
Jai Stambha (Tower of Victory)
Chittorgarh
Jama Masjid
Delhi
Jantar Mantar
New Delhi
Jog (Gersoppa) Falls
Karnataka
Kailasa Temple
Ellora
Kanyakumari Temple
Kanyakumari
Khajuraho
M.P.
Kirti Stambha (Tower of victory)
Chittorgarh
Kornark
Orissa
Lakshmi Vilas Palace
Baroda
Lal Bagh Garden
Bangalore
Lalgarh Palace
Bikaner
Mahabaleshwar Temple
Ujjain (M.P.)
Maheshmuri (Trimurty)
Elephanta Caves
Malabar Hill
Bombay
Man Mandir Palace
Gwalior Fort
Marble Rocks
Jabalpur
Marina Beach
Madras
Minakshi Temple
Madurai
Mt. Girnar(Jain Temple)
Junagadh
Nagin Lake
Srinagar
Nishat Bagh
Srinagar
Padmanabha Temple
Trivandrum
Palitana
Junagadh
Panch Mahal
Fatehpur Sikri
Pichola Lake
Udaipur
Prince of Wales Muserm
Bombay
Qutab Minar
Delhi
Raj Ghat
New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi
Red Fort
Delhi
Sanchi Stupa
Sanchi(Bhopal)
Sahar
Bombay
Sarnath Temple
Varanasi
Sidi Sayyid Mosque
Ahmedabad
Shalimar Bagh
Srinagar
Shahi Chashma
Srinagar
Shanti Vana
New Delhi
Shore Temple
Mahabalipuram
Somnath Temple
Gujarat
Statue of Gomateswars
Karnataka
Statue of Ugra Narasimha
Hampi
Sunderbans
West Bengal
Sun Temple
Konark
Taj Mahal
Agra
Tripati Temple
Andhra Pradesh
Tower of Silence
Bombay
Victoria Memorial
Calcutta
Victoria Garden
Bombay
Vijay Ghat
New Delhi
General Knowledge :LANDMARKS : ARCHITECTURES, MONUMENTS, BUILDINGS, TOWNS AND PLACES
Mahabalipuram : in Tamil Nadu on the Eastern Ghats, famous for temples and monumental architectures. An atomic power station is being set up near here at Kalpakkam.
Mathura : a holy city in Uttar Pradesh; Birth-place of Lord Krishna, Hindu temples; oil refinery.
Mecca : the holiest cityof the Mohammedan world in Arabia, where the Prophet was born. It stands in the desert. It is a place of pilgrimage and Muslims from all parts of the world visit the place it for Haj in every year.
Mount Blanc : highest mountain peak in Europe. It is in the Alps on the confines of Italy and France, longest road tunnel in the world.
Munich : (West Germany) scene of Munich pact; art galleries; The 20th Olympic Games (1972) were held here.
Nilgiris : mountain range in Tamil Nadu, tea plantations.
Panna : in M.P. Panna district is known for diamond mines. Panna town has several buildings of historical interest including Shri Baldeoji temple.
Pearl Harbour : in Hawaii Island (USA) Naval Base; scene of Japanese attack in World War II.
Pentagon : in Washington. It houses many Government offices of the War Department of the USA.
Petronas Twin Towers : Located in Kuala Lumpur with 88 storeys high, these are the tallest buildings in the World.
Philadelphia : (USA) place where Americans framed their Constitution and declared their Independence son 4th July, 1776.
Plassey : a village on the Ganges (West Bengal) Battle of Plassey was fought here in 1757 in which Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah and laid the foundation of British Rule in India.
Pokhran : The Nuclear test site in Rajasthan, 600 kms from Jaipur. The first nuclear test was conduted on May 18, 1974 and five more on May 11 and 13 1998.
Pondicherry : formerly a French possession, since taken by the India Govenement and now specified as a Union Territory. Aurobindo Ashram is established here. ‘Auroville’, an international township inmemory of Sri Aurobindo has been built here.
Pyramids of Egypt : are vast stone or brick-built structures on west bank of theNile. They date back to about 300 B.C. The largest is called the Great Pyramid which is 146 metres high and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Three lakh men were employed for 20 years to build it. These Pyramids have inner chambers and subterranean entrances built by pharaohs as oval tombs.
Raj Ghat : On the bank of Jamuna in Delhi, Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi.
Rashtrapati Bhavan : official residence of the President of India in New Delhi; known as Viceragal Lodge during British reign.
Red Fort : Red-stone Fort built by Shah Jehan in Delhi near the Jamuna.
Red Square : It is a famous open space in Moscow linked with the Kremlin by three gates used for political demonstrations and processions. Lenin’s mausoleum is in the Red Square.
Rome : capital of Italy; on the River Tiber; one of the most famous cities of the world also known as Eternal City.
Sabarmati : in Gujarat State near Ahmedabad; Harijan Ashram founded by Mahatma Gandhi.
Sarnath : situated 8 km outside Varanasi. Saranath is the famous place of Buddhist pilgrimage in India. In the ‘Deer Park’ of Sarnath, Gautama Buddha preached his First Semon. Also located here is the famous Ashoka Pillar of polished sand-stone whose lion capital was adopted by the new Republic ofIndia as the State Emblem.
Scotland Yard : the Metropoliton Police Headquarters in London from which the force is administered CID headquarters.
Seringapatnam : Seringapatnam was the capital of Karnataka during the rule of Tipu Sultan. The fourth and the last Mysore war was fought here. Tipu Sultan died here fighting bravely against the British forces.
Sriharikota : in the Nellore district on the Andhra coast is India’s Satellite Launching Centre. The Sriharikota Range (SHAR) comprises the Sriharikota Launch Complex, Rocket Shed Facility, Static Test and Evaluation Complex, Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant and Sriharikota Common Facilities.
Suez Canal : Ship canal (Egypt) it connects the Mediterranean (Port Said) with the Red Sea (Suez).
Sunderbands : is a tract of forests and swamps - 264 km long and 129 km wide fringing the delta of the Ganges.
Taj Mahal : the white marble mausoleum built at Agra by Shah Jehan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Tanjore : (Tamil Nadu) famous for museum, temples and library. Brihadeeswara temple.
Taxila : in West Pakistan; site of excavation, old seat of Buddhist culture and famous for ancient Taxila University.
Tel Aviv : magnificent city in Palestine built by the Jews; capital of Israel.
Thumba : near Trivandrum in Kerala State is known as rocket launching station.
Tirupati : in Andhra State about 160 km to the northwest of Chennai is one of the holiest places in South India. This hill temple of Sri Venkateshwara is an example of early Dravidian architecture and is one of the finest in the south.
Trafalgar : Cape Trafalgar is famous for the naval battle fought between the British led by Admiral Nelson and an allied naval force of France and Spain in 1805. Admiral Nelson won the battle though he was himself killed in action.
Triveni : in Allahabad (UP) Confluence of the Ganges, the Jamuna and the mythical Saraswati; a place of pilgrimage for the Hindus.
Varanasi : or Banares is a town in UP very sacred to the Hindus. It is known as the religious capital of Hindu India. Famous for Banares Hindu University,Vishwanath Temple, Manmandir with Jaisingh’s Observatory, Ramnagar Fort etc.,
Vatican : the Papal State of Italy; an independent territory; the palace of Pope inRome. It includes the Church of St. Peter.
Victoria Falls : on the River Zambesi, Zambia-Central Africa. These Falls, the greatest in the world are 1700 metres wide.
Victoria Memorial : a magnificent building in Calcutta having an art gallery and a well-laid out garden attached to it.
Vijay Ghat : On the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi is Samadhi of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Prime Minister of India.
Visakhapatnam : big harbour on the eastern coast of India; ship building yard.
Viswa Shanti Stupa : (World Peace Pagoda) 45 m high stupa raised a top, the picturesque Ratnagiri hill, it is the first stupa of its kind in India.
Vivekananda Rock : is situated near Kanyakumari at the southern tip of India’s coastline. It has been so named in memory of Swami Vivekananda.
Wagah Border : This is a border between India and Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee crossed the border to enter Pakistan by bus as part of his peace initiative with India's neighbour on February 20, 1999.
Wall Street : a street in New York, centre of US Banking and Finance.
Wardha : (Maharashtra State) Mahatma Gandhi lived here for several years; centre of cotton trade.
Waterloo : Belgium; famous for the battle of Waterloo which marked the end of Napoleon’s power.
Wellington : in the Nilgiris hills (Tamil Nadu) is known for Defence Services StaffCollege.
White Hall : London, Government Offices.
White House : is the Official Residence of the President of the USA. It is located at 600. Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.
Wimbledon : in London, famous for Lawn Tennis Court.
Yellow Sea : Sea between northern China and Korea.
Zambesi : River in South East Africa. It flows east to Mozambique Channel,Indian Ocean.
Zojila : a pass in the way from Srinagar (Kashmir) to Leh and then to Yerkand inTibet.