Indian Columbus

Site Name:  The unfinished bas relief Site Type:  Open air bas relief, Monument Location:    1.5 kms from bus stand, Mamallapuram, near Chennai (55 kms from Chennai), Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   An important tourist site and ancient monument in South India Nearest Railway Station:   Chennai Nearest Airport:   Chennai How to reach:   Well connected by road from Chennai Hotel:  A lot of options are available within Mamallapuram and East Coast Road outside the town Restaurants:  Many options and varieties across the town Mamallapuram, the town near Chennai city in South India, is full of rock cut temples and beautiful sculptures. Although there are many monuments present in the town, only few of them such as Shore Temple and Arjuna's Penance have become very popular. There is an unfinished bas relief something similar to that of Arjuna's Penance bas relief. This unfinished monument is obviously not as beautiful as the finishe...

Site Name:  Shore Temple Site Type:  Monument Location:    2 kms from bus stand, Mamallapuram, near Chennai (70 kms from Chennai), Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   An important tourist site and ancient monument in South India Nearest Railway Station:   Chennai Nearest Airport:   Chennai How to reach:   Well connected by road from Chennai Hotel:  A lot of options are available within Mamallapuram and East Coast Road outside the town Restaurants:  Many options and varieties across the town Mamallapuram, full of sculptures and monuments, is a very important tourist site in South India. The town is also called as Mahabalipuram. It is a small coastal town located near Chennai, the gateway to South India. This town is one of the oldest sea ports in South India. There are references about this historical town even in the literature of 5th or 6th century CE. Shore Temple Different Types of Monuments: The historical and t...

Site Name:  India Gate Site Type:  Monument Location:    New Delhi, India Highlights:   An important monument in India; one of the most prominent tourist sites of Delhi city Nearest Railway Station:   New Delhi Nearest Airport:   New Delhi How to reach:   Well connected from all over India - Road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options - budget hotels to star hotels Restaurants:  Many options and varieties throughout the city of Delhi India Gate is arguably the most important spot in New Delhi, the capital city of India. This national monument of India was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1931 AD. India Gate was originally called as All India War Memorial. It commemorates the 90,000 soldiers who lost their lives for British India during the World War I and 3rd Anglo Afghan War. The vacant canopy found near India Gate had the statue of the British King George V till Indian independence. Later, it was relocated to some other s...

Site Name:  The Gallery of Modern Art Site Type:  Museum Location:    Near India Gate, New Delhi, India Highlights:   An important art museum of India Nearest Railway Station:   New Delhi Nearest Airport:   New Delhi How to reach:   Well connected from all over India - Road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options - budget hotels to star hotels Restaurants:  Many options and varieties throughout the city of Delhi There are many museums in New Delhi, the capital city of India. The National Gallery of Modern Art is an unique and prominent one among them. The main museum of Modern Art was established in New Delhi in 1954 and the branches were opened in other Indian cities subsequently. The museum, a prominent Indian art gallery, has around 14,000 works including works from great artists such as Raja Ravi Varma, Rabindranath Tagore and Thomas Daniel. Apart from the paintings, there are modern sculptures too found in the museum. ...