Located on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai, the Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage site composed of Hindu and Buddhist cave temples carved from solid basalt rock. Dedicated primarily to the Hindu god Shiva, … READ FULL STORY
Mattancherry Palace, also known as the Dutch Palace, is a palace in Kochi, India, decorated with paintings, portraits, murals, and artefacts from the Rajas of Kochi. The palace has been included in UNESCO’s tentative … READ FULL STORY
Ranthambore Fort is situated within the grounds of the Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur City, as the park was previously the hunting ground for the Jaipur royals till India’s independence. It is a … READ FULL STORY
Situated around 2.5 kms to the north-west of the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, located in Rakabganj, Uttar Pradesh, was the main residence for the ruling Mughal Dynasty till 1638, when the capital shifted … READ FULL STORY
Restoration of an aristocratic house from a state of partial ruin in Ladakh, has won a UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for conservation, the world body announced, on November 9, 2018. While the Ladakh project won … READ FULL STORY
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched the ‘Cities for our Future competition’, in partnership with the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The challenge calls … READ FULL STORY
