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Generic Structure

structure	function	place of origin	time	image

Specific Building

building	function	location	time	style	image
Ârâmgâh-e Kuroš-e Bozorg آرامگاه کوروش بزرگ [pes]	tomb	Pasargad	built 6th century BC		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tomb_of_Cyrus_the_Great
معبد آناهیتا [pes]	temple	Kangāvar	built 2th century BC		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Temple_of_Anahita,_Kangavar
Tāq Kisrā طاق كسرى [arb] Tâğe Kasrâ طاق کسری [pes]	monument	Salman Pak	founded 3rd century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taq-i_Kisra
Daśāvatāra Mandira दशावतार मन्दिर [hin]	temple	Deogarh	built c. 500		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dashavatara_Temple,_Deogarh
Mahābodhi Vihāra महाबोधि विहार [hin]	temple	Bodh Gaya	built 6th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mahabodhi_Temple
मीनाक्षी सुन्दरेश्वर मन्दिर [hin] Mīṉākṣi Ammaṉ Kōvil மீனாக்ஷி அம்மன் கோவில் [tam]	temple	Mamallapuram	built 6th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shore_Temple
मीनाक्षी सुन्दरेश्वर मन्दिर [hin]	temple	Madurai	built 6th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Madurai_Meenakshi_Temple
Surb Stepanos Vank Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք [hye] Kelisā-ye San Estepānus کلیسای سن استپانوس [pes]	monastery	Julfa	built 7th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Saint_Stepanos_Monastery
पट्टदकल्लु [hin]	temple complex	Bagalkot	founded 7th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pattadakal
Kailāśa कैलाश [hin]	temple	Maharashtra	built 8th century	Dravidian	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kailasa_Temple,_Ellora
Pāhāṛpur baud'dha bihār পাহাড়পুর বৌদ্ধ বিহার [ben]	monastery	Naogaon	built 8th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Somapura_Mahavihara
चाँद बावड़ी [hin]	stepwell	Bandikui	founded c. 800; built c. 900		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chand_Baori
Haram-e Emâm Rezâ حرم‌ امام رضا [pes]	shrine	Mashhad	founded 818	Abbasid	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Imam_Reza_Shrine
Masjed Tarikhaneh مسجد تاریخانه [pes]	mosque	Damghan	built between 8th century and 9th century	Abbasid	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tarikhaneh
Masjed Nohgonbad مسجد نه‌گنبد [pes]	mosque	Balkh	built between 8th century and 9th century	Abbasid	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Haji_Piyada
Haram-e Fateme-ye Masumeh حرم فاطمه معصومه [pes]	mausoleum	Qom	founded 9th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fatima_Masumeh_Shrine
मुक्‍तेश्‍वर मन्दिर [hin] ମୁକ୍ତେଶ୍ୱର ଦେଉଳ [orv]	temple	Bhubaneswar	founded 950; built 975	Kalinga	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mukteshvara_Temple
Viśvanāthá Mandira विश्वनाथ मन्दिर [hin]	temple	Madhya Pradesh	built 999 or 1002		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vishvanatha_Temple,_Khajuraho
Maqām ʿAlī مسجد کبود [pes] شین جومات [pus]	shrine	Mazar-i-Sharif	built 10th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Blue_Mosque,_Mazar-i-Sharif
برج گنبد قابوس [pes]	monument	Gonbad-e Qabus	founded 1006/1007		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gonbad-e_Qabus
बृहदीश्वर मन्दिर [hin] தஞ்சைப் பெருவுடையார் கோயில் [tam]	temple	Thanjavur	built 1010	Chola	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brihadisvara_Temple
Kandāriyā Mahādeva Mandir कंदारिया महादेव मंदिर [hin]	temple	Khajuraho	built between 1025 and 1050		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kandariya_Mahadeva_Temple
برج‌های خرقان [pes]	mausoleum	Hesar-e Valiyeasr	built 1093		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kharaqan_Towers
dkyil dgon དཀྱིལ་དགོན་ [bod] की गोम्पा [hin]	monastery	Spiti Valley	built 11th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Key_Monastery
सोमनाथ मन्दिर [hin] સોમનાથ [guj]	temple	Veraval	built 11th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Somnath_Temple
गोलकोंडा किला [hin] గోల్కొండ [tel]	citadel	Hyderabad	built 11th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Golconda
ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ମନ୍ଦିର [orv] लिंगराज मंदिर [hin]	temple	Bhubaneswar	built 11th century	Kalinga	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lingaraj_Temple
ಹೊಯ್ಸಳೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ [mly] होयसलेश्वर मंदिर [hin]	temple	Halebidu	founded 1121; built 1160	Hoysala	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hoysaleswara_Temple
जगन्नाथ मन्दिर [hin] ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର [orv]	temple	Puri	built 1161	Kalinga	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jagannath_Temple,_Puri
चेन्नकेशव मन्दिर [hin]	temple	Hassan	built 12th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chennakesava_Temple,_Belur
Bāgh-e Eram باغ ارم [pes]	garden	Shiraz	founded 12th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eram_Garden
रामप्पा मंदिर [hin]	temple	Palampet	built 1213	Kakatiya	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ramappa_Temple
चेन्नाकेशव मंदिर [hin] ಚೆನ್ನಕೇಶವ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ [kan]	temple	Somanathapura	built 1258	Hoysala	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chennakesava_Temple,_Somanathapura
جامع مسجد، سرینگر [kas] जामा मस्जिद [hin]	congregational mosque	Srinagar	founded 1349; built 1402		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jamia_Masjid,_Srinagar
कुतुब परिसर [hin]	building complex	Mehrauli	built 1368		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Qutb_Minar_and_its_monuments,_Delhi
مسجد چقچن [urd]	mosque	Khaplu	founded 1370		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chaqchan_Mosque
আদিনা মসজিদ [ben]	mosque	Pandua	founded 1373; built 1375		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Adina_Mosque
अग्रसेन की बावली [hin]	stepwell	Delhi	built 14th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rani_ki_vav
مسجد گوهرشاد [pes]	mosque	Mashhad	built 1418	Timurid	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Goharshad_Mosque
श्री पद्मनाभस्वामी मंदिर [hin] ശ്രീ പദ്മനാഭസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം [mly]	temple	Thiruvananthapuram	built before 1425		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Padmanabhaswamy_Temple
रणकपुर जैन मंदिर [hin]	temple	Ranakpur	built 1437		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ranakpur_Jain_Temple
लोधी उद्यान [hin]	tomb; public park	Delhi	built 1494		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lodi_Gardens
अडालज वाव [hin]	stepwell	Gandhinagar	founded 1499		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Adalaj_Stepwell
जामा मस्जिद चंपानेर [hin]	mosque	Champaner	founded 1513		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jami_Masjid,_Champaner
जामा मस्जिद [hin]	congregational mosque	Fatehpur Sikri	built between 1571 and 1574	Mughal	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jama_Masjid_(Fatehpur_Sikri)
Maqbara-i Humayun آرامگاه همایون [pes] हुमायूँ का मकबरा [hin]	mausoleum	Delhi	built 1557	Mughal	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Humayun%27s_Tomb,_Delhi
हरिमन्दिर साहिब [hin] ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ [pan]	temple	Amritsar	founded 1581; built 1589		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Golden_Temple_(Harmandir_Sahib)
चारमीनार [hin]	monument	Hyderabad	built 1597		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Charminar
پل الله‌وردی خان [pes]	bridge	Isfahan	founded 1597; built 1602		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Si-o-se_Pol
क़ुतुब शाही मक़बरा [hin]	necropolis	Hyderabad	built 16th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Qutb_Shahi_Tombs
सिकंदरा [hin]	mausoleum	Agra	founded 1605; built 1613	Mughal	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Akbar%27s_Tomb
مسجد شاه [pes]	mosque	Isfahan	founded 1611; built 1629	Safavid	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shah_Mosque_(Isfahan)
شالیمار باغ، سرینگر [urd] شالہٕ مٲر باغ، سِریٖنگَر [kas]	garden	Srinagar	built 1619	Mughal	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shalimar_Bagh_(Srinagar)
एतमादुद्दौला का मकबरा [hin]	mausoleum	Agra	founded 1622; built 1628		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tomb_of_I%27tim%C4%81d-ud-Daulah
गोल गुम्बद [hin] ಗೋಲ ಗುಮ್ಮಟ [kan] گل گنبذ [urd]	mausoleum	Bijapur	founded 1627; built 1656		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gol_Gumbaz
Tāj Mahal ताजमहल [hin] Tāj Mahal تاج محل [urd]	mausoleum	Agra	founded 1631; built 1653	Mughal	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taj_Mahal
तवांग मठ [hin] རྟ་དབང་དགོན་པ [bod]	monastery	Tawang	founded 1680		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tawang_Monastery
मक्का मस्जिद [hin] మక్కా మసీదు [tel] مکہ مسجد [urd]	mosque	Hyderabad	founded 1680		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mecca_Masjid,_Hyderabad,_India
Śanivāravāḍā शनिवार वाड़ा [hin]	fortification	Pune	built 1732		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shaniwar_Wada
सफदरजंग का मकबरा [hin]	mausoleum	Delhi	built 1754	Mughal	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tomb_of_Safdarjung
काशी विश्वनाथ मन्दिर [hin]	temple	Varanasi	built 1780		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple
Rāj Bhaban রাজ ভবন [ben] राजभवन [hin]	official residence	Kolkata	founded 1799; built 1803		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Raj_Bhavan,_Kolkata
দক্ষিণেশ্বর কালীবাড়ি [ben] दक्षिणेश्वर काली मन्दिर [hin]	temple	Kolkata	built 1855		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dakshineswar_Kali_Temple
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus [eng]	railway station	Mumbai	founded 1878; built 1888	Italian Gothic	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Maharaj_Terminus
फलकनुमा पैलेस [hin] ఫలక్‌నుమా ప్యాలెస్ [tel]	palace	Hyderabad	founded 1886; built 1893	Palladian	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Falaknuma_Palace

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