List of tourist attractions in Varanasi
Puranic places.[3]
List
Types | Picture | Attraction | Period |
---|---|---|---|
Temple | Kashi Vishwanath Temple | 1780 | |
Temple | New Kashi Vishwanath Temple (BHU) | 1966 | |
Temple | Bharat Mata Mandir | 1936 | |
Temple | Durga Mandir | 18th Century | |
Temple | Tulsi Manas Mandir | 1964 | |
Temple | Sankat Mochan Mandir | 16th Century | |
Ghat | Dashashwamedh Ghat | 1748 | |
Ghat | Assi Ghat | 1988 | |
Ghat | Manikarnika Ghat | 5th Century | |
Ghat | Scindia Ghat | 1830 | |
Ghat | Tulsi Ghat | 1941 | |
Fort | Ramnagar Fort | 1750 | |
Mosque | Alamgir Masjid | 1669 | |
Tomb | Tomb of Lal Khan | 1773[4] | |
Museum | Bharat Kala Bhavan | 1920 | |
Museum | Man Mahal Observatory | 1737 | |
Park | Sant Ravidas Smarak Park | 2008 | |
Fort | Chet Singh Fort |
18th Century | |
Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral | 1970 | |
Church | - | St. Thomas Church[5] | - |
University | Benaras Hindu University (BHU) |
1916 | |
Museum | Deendayal Hastkala Sankul | 2017[6] | |
Archaeological | Dhamek Stupa | 500 CE | |
Temple | Sarnath Buddhist Temple | 649 CE[7] | |
Temple | Thai Temple | 1933[8] | |
Statue | Standing Buddha | 2011[9] | |
Museum | Sarnath Museum | 1910 | |
Archaeological | - | Chaukhandi Stupa | 1589[10] |
Temple | Japanese Temple[11] | - | |
Temple | Chinese Temple[12] | - | |
Monastery | Cambodian Monastery[13] | 2014[13] | |
Temple | Tibetan Temple[14] | - | |
Temple | Burmese Temple[15] | - | |
Temple | Korean Temple[16] | - | |
Temple | Sri Lankan Temple[17] | - | |
Temple | Shri Digamber Jain Temple[18] | - | |
Temple | Golden Temple[19] | - | |
Park/Zoo | Sarnath Deer Park |
1956[20] | |
Park | Garden of Spiritual Wisdom[21] | - |
See also
- Hindu temples in Varanasi
- Ghats in Varanasi
References
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- ^ Sapru, Gayatri. "The Indian Cities That Are Older Than Time". Culture Trip.
- ^ "Top 10 Offbeat Places to Visit in Varanasi". 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Tomb of Lal Khan - Most Beautiful Place in Varanasi". 20 March 2018.
- ^ "St Thomas' Church | Varanasi, India Attractions". Lonely Planet.
- ^ "Deendayal Hastkala Sankul – A Trade Centre and Museum".
- ^ "Sarnath Temple". OnlineTemple.
- ^ "Thai Temple & Monastery". Times of India Travel.
- ^ "Sarnath gets country's tallest statue of Lord Buddha | Varanasi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chaukhandi Stupa". Times of India Travel.
- ^ "Japanese Temple". Times of India Travel.
- ^ "Chinese Temple, Varanasi (2020) - Images, Timings | Holidify". www.holidify.com.
- ^ a b "Sarnath: Cambodian Buddhist temple in eye of storm | Varanasi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tibetan Buddhist Monastery". Times of India Travel.
- ^ "Burmese Buddhist Temple, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Video". IndiaVideo.
- ^ "Sarnath". Times of India Travel.
- ^ says, Roshan (13 July 2012). "The Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple-Sarnath,India".
- ^ "Digambar Jain Temple". Times of India Travel.
- ^ "Golden Temple near Sarnath - Review of Tibetan Temple, Varanasi, India". Tripadvisor.
- ^ "Varanasi Forest Division" (PDF).
- ^ "Garden of Spiritual Wisdom". www.gardenofspiritualwisdom.org.