India: attractions and places of interest

Lake Pichola

Pichola is a lake near the city of Udaipur at the foot of the Aravalli Mountains. It is called "Indian Venice". On 4 islands and along the shore there are luxurious palaces of the maharajas, reflected in the lake surface. There are several other lakes in the vicinity of Udaipur. Three of them are co...

Dal Lake

Dal is a lake in the picturesque Kashmir valley in northern India at an altitude of 1583 m above sea level, with an amazing blue surface stretching out. Dal Lake is considered an urban lake; it is located in one of the most romantic cities in India - Srinagar. For its extraordinary beauty and abunda...

International Toilet Museum

The International Toilet Museum or Sulabh is one of the unusual attractions of the capital of India. Dr. B. Pathak decided to create a toilet museum. After visiting the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum, he decided to create something equally grandiose. The doctor once founded a volunteer movement f...

Minaret Qutub Minar

In Delhi, the tallest minaret in the world, Qutub Minar or Qutub Minar, reaches into the sky. Its height is 73 m and consists of 5 tiers. It has a cone shape with a diameter of 14 m at the base and about 3 m at the top. Construction continued for several generations of Delhi Sultans. The minaret com...

Mecca Masjid Mosque

The Mecca Masjid mosque in Hyderabad, India is considered one of the largest in the world. The building is built of processed stone; according to various sources, it can accommodate from 10,000 to 20,000 believers at the same time. The mosque is a monument of cultural heritage and is protected by th...

Victoria Memorial

In one of the largest and most populous cities in India, Calcutta, there is a Victoria Memorial. Now it is a museum, a garden and park complex and one of the most interesting historical and architectural monuments of the era of British rule. It was built in memory of Queen Victoria of England. Queen...

Khajuraho

Khajuraho is an amazingly beautiful temple complex, discovered almost 200 years ago in the central part of India. Architectural monuments are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. History of the rise and fall of Khajuraho Historians say that in the Middle Ages, this place was the capital of ...

Kanchendjanga

Kanchenjunga - a mountain on the border between Nepal and India, is the third highest peak in the world. Its name from Nepalese or Hindi means "5 Treasures of the Great Snows". After all, the mountain range consists of 5 snow-capped peaks. It is interesting that from above it resembles a huge cross ...

Sikh golden temple

The Golden Temple of the Sikhs is one of the most revered religious shrines in northwestern India in the state of Punjab. The temple annually attracts millions of pilgrims from all over the world. Unusual religion of the Sikhs The teachings of the Sikhs are most popular in the north of the country, ...

Gateway of India

In the Indian capital of New Delhi, the Gate of India rises above Rajpath Avenue - a more than 40-meter stone arch created in memory of 90 thousand Indian fighters who lost their lives in military conflicts of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Wars in which Indian soldiers died Three Anglo-Afghan...

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