India

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The World Heritage Sites listing by UNESCO aims to promote the awareness and preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage around the world. UNESCO has inscribed 38 such sites in India, all of which are presented in this volume, together with commentary by architects and conservationists and stunning photographs.

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The cultural sites in India are a rich repository of the country’s long, layered history, bearing witness to the creativity and influence of multiple communities, crafts and religions. They range from the earliest periods of rock art, Buddhist caves and Hindu temples, via Sultanate and Mughal forts, palaces, tombs and memorials, medieval Hindu and Islamic cities, step-wells and observatories to Portuguese churches, Victorian and Art Deco ensembles and 20th-century industrial and modern heritage sites. The natural and mixed sites include national parks of exceptional natural beauty and sites of long interaction between people and the landscape.

World Heritage Sites:
•             Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh
•             Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
•             Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
•             Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
•             Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat
•             Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Maharashtra
•             Churches and Convents of Goa
•             Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra
•             Ellora Caves, Maharashtra
•             Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
•             Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, Himachal Pradesh
•             Great Living Chola Temples, Tamil Nadu
•             Group of Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka
•             Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
•             Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Karnataka
•             Hill Forts of Rajasthan
•             Historic City of Ahmadabad, Gujarat
•             Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
•             Jaipur City, Rajasthan
•             Kaziranga National Park, Assam
•             Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
•             Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh
•             Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
•             Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, Bihar
•             Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
•             Mountain Railways of Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
•             Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, Uttarakhand
•             Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
•             Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
•             Red Fort Complex, Delhi
•             Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
•             Sun Temple, Konârak, Odisha
•             Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal
•             Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh
•             The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, Chandigarh
•             The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
•             Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
•             Western Ghats in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra

press commentaries

This large-format illustrated volume captures compellingly the wealth of India's cultural heritage in colourful photographs and detailed descriptions. // Der großformatige Bildband fasst den Reichtum von Indiens kulturellem Erbe in farbenprächtigen Fotografien und detaillierten Beschreibungen beeindruckend zusammen.

Fotoportal

This illustrated book presents unique places and arouses an acute desire to travel with photographs of blossoming national parks and ornamented facades. // Der opulente Bildband präsentiert einzigartige Orte und weckt mit Fotografien blühender Nationalparks und ornamentierter Fassaden akute Reislust.

Weltkunst

Die exzellenten Bilder sind ein Schatz für sich. // The excellent pictures are a treasure in themselves.

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Ed. Shikha Jain, Vinay Sheel Oberoi Photo editor: Rohit Chawla

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Contributions by A. Baig, E. Falt, A. Galla, S. Ghosh, S. Jain, R. Jigyasu, K. Joshi, V. B. Mathur, J. P. Sharma, J. Sharma, V. S. Oberoi

240 pages, 250 colour illustrations
25.2 × 30.5 cm, hardcover

ISBN: 978-3-7774-3571-8