List of Monuments of National Importance in Bihar
This is a list of Monuments of National Importance (ASI) as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Bihar.[1] The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list (state, ASI circle) and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 70 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Bihar.[2]
List of monuments of national importance
SL. No. | Description | Location | Address | District | Coordinates | Image |
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N-BR-1 | Tomb of Shamsher Khan | Shamshernagar | Aurangabad | |||
N-BR-2 | Ancient site of Vikramashila Monastery | Antichak | Bhagalpur | |||
N-BR-3 | Rock Temple | Golgong | Bhagalpur,Bihar | |||
N-BR-4 | Patalpuri cave and land adjoining Bateshwar cave on the Patharghatahill | Madhorampur | Bhagalpur | |||
N-BR-5 | Rock sculptures | Patharghatta | Bhagalpur | |||
N-BR-6 | Ancient mound | Buxar | Buxar | |||
N-BR-7 | Remains of ancient fort orPachrukhi Garh locally known as Raja Bali Ka Garh | Balirajgarh | Madhubani | |||
N-BR-8 | Ruined fortress, Chankigarh | Chanki | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-9 | Rampart of the fort and Stupa at Nandangarh | Marhia | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-10 | Ruined fortress at Nandangarh | Marhia | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-11 | Vedic burial mounds | Marhia | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-12 | Vedic burial mounds | Pakri | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-13 | Fort ruins, tank and Stupa | Sagardih | East Champaran | |||
N-BR-14 | Buddhist Stupa (Kesariya Stupa) | Tajpur Deur | East Champaran | More images | ||
N-BR-15 | Ashoka column known as Laur pillar | Lauriya Areraj | East Champaran | |||
N-BR-16 | Pillars of Ashoka | Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran | More images | ||
N-BR-17 | Vedic burial mounds | Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-18 | Ashoka column | Rampurwa | West Champaran | |||
N-BR-19 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and boulders of Kauwadol Hill | Kurisarai | Gaya | |||
N-BR-20 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a distance of 12 feet from the south-eastern corner of the KauwadolHill. | Kurisarai | Gaya | |||
N-BR-21 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the northern -eastern faces of some rocks of KauwadolHill. | Kurisarai | Gaya | |||
N-BR-22 | Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated boulder to the east of theKauwadol Hill. | Kurisarai | Gaya | |||
N-BR-23 | The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statute of Buddha, a few loose sculptures and thirteen sandstone pillars. | Kurisarai | Gaya | |||
N-BR-24 | The area generally known as ‘Garh’ is the site of an ancient Buddhist monastery. Famous for the hoard of 148 bronze images excavated in 1930,[3] now in the Patna Museum. Some Pala period sculptures and architectural fragments, including the Buddha statue illustrated, were collected by Major Markham Kittoe in the nineteenth century and are now in the British Museum. | Kurkihar | Gaya | |||
N-BR-25 | Ancient Buddhistic image and other images and sculptures collected underneath a shed | Guneri | Gaya | |||
N-BR-26 | Ancient mounds in the valley known as “Hasra Kol” | Bishunpurtarwa,Hasra and Jagdishpur | Gaya | |||
N-BR-27 | Ancient mouds in the hill known as ‘Sobhnath’ | Bishunpurtarwa,Hasra and Jagdishpur | Gaya | |||
N-BR-28 | Siva temple | Konch | Gaya | |||
N-BR-29 | Ancient Stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh | Bakraur | Gaya | More images | ||
N-BR-30 | Ancient Buddhistic image and sculptures collected underneath a shed | Ghejan | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-31 | Gopi Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hills | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-32 | Karan Chaupar Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hills, | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-33 | Lomas Rishi Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad | More images | ||
N-BR-34 | Sudama Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad | More images | ||
N-BR-35 | Vadathika Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-36 | Vapiyaka Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-37 | Visva Jhopa Cave | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-38 | Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat | Lat | Jehanabad | |||
N-BR-39 | Ashokan Column | Kolhua | Vaishali | More images | ||
N-BR-40 | Remains of the ramparts and the mound commonly known as the ‘Queen’s Palace’ in the Killa | Bihar Sharif | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-41 | Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu | Bihar Sharif | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-42 | Ancient remains known as Garh | Ghorakatora | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-43 | All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area | Nalanda | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-44 | Ancient mound | Bargaon | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-45 | Statue of Buddha | Jagdishpur | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-46 | i. All ancient structures and other monuments.
ii. All ancient structures and all artificial ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of the said two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha. iii. Walls of the two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha |
Rajgir | Nalanda | |||
N-BR-47 | Sculpture and Images | Datiana | Patna | |||
N-BR-48 | The grove known as “Bulandibagh” | Bulandipur | Patna | |||
N-BR-49 | The mound or stupa known as “Chhoti Paharai” | Chhoti Pahari | Patna | |||
N-BR-50 | Supposed site of the Palace of Ashoka | Kumrahar | Patna | |||
N-BR-51 | Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan walls | Sandalpur | Patna | |||
N-BR-52 | Mounds known as the five stupasor ”Panch Pahari” | Paharidih | Patna | |||
N-BR-53 | a. Ablution Tank,
b. Mir Ashraf’s Jama Mosque iii. Pucca well |
Patna | Patna | |||
N-BR-54 | Tomb of Shah Makhadum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan | Maner | Patna | |||
N-BR-55 | Tank | Maner | Patna | |||
N-BR-56 | Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land which is
part of survey plot No. 608 & 611 |
Maner | Patna | |||
N-BR-57 | Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land constituting survey plot No. 399 | Maner | Patna | |||
N-BR-58 | Ancient mound | Buxar | Buxar | |||
N-BR-59 | Tomb of Hasan Shah Suri | Sasaram | Rohtas | More images | ||
N-BR-60 | Tomb of Sher Shah Suri | Sasaram | Rohtas | More images | ||
N-BR-61 | Rohtasgarh fort | Rohtasgarh | Rohtas | |||
N-BR-62 | Temple of Mundeswari Devi | Paura | Kaimur | |||
N-BR-63 | Tomb of Bakhtiar Khan | Malik Sarai | Kaimur | |||
N-BR-64 | Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple) | Sasaram | Rohtas | |||
N-BR-65 | Ancestral Houseof
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India |
Jiradei | Siwan | |||
N-BR-66 | Remains of Ancient city | Manjhi | Saran | |||
N-BR-67 | Jami mosque | Hajipur | Vaishali | |||
N-BR-68 | Relic Stupa | Harpur Basant (Vaishali) | Vaishali | More images | ||
N-BR-69 | Raja Vishal ka Garh | Vaishali | Vaishali | |||
N-BR-70 | Kanhaiya ji ka mandir | Bandarjhula | Kishanganj |
See also
- List of Monuments of National Importance in India for other Monuments of National Importance in India
- List of State Protected Monuments in Bihar
References
- List of Monuments of National Importance as published by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Bihar - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- Kaufman, Ellen (2017-01-10). "Resplendent Sculpture of Avalokiteshvara from Kurkihar".
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