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 West Bengal.[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. 133 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in West Bengal.[2]
List of monuments of national importance
editSL. No. | Description | Location | Address | District | Coordinates | Image |
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N-WB-1 | Chandraketu's Fort | Berachampa | 24 Parganas (North) | |||
N-WB-2 | Ancient mound known as Barah Mihirer Dhipi also known as Khana Mihirer Dhibi | Deulia & Kaukipara | 24 Parganas (North) | |||
N-WB-3 | Clive's House Dum Dum known as Barakothi | Dum Dum | 24 Parganas (North) | |||
N-WB-4 | 26 Siva Temples | Barrackpore - Khardaha | 24 Parganas (North) | |||
N-WB-5 | Warren Hasting's House | Barasat | 24 Parganas (North) | |||
N-WB-6 | Jatar Deul | Jata | 24 Parganas (South) | |||
N-WB-7 | Ancient Temple | Bahulara | Bankura | |||
N-WB-8 | Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-9 | Gate of Old Fort | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-10 | Jore Mandir | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-11 | Jore Bangla Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-12 | Kalachand Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-13 | Lalji Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-14 | Madan Gopal Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-15 | Madan Mohan Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-16 | Malleswar Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-17 | Murali Mohan Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-18 | Nanda Lal Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-19 | Patpur Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-20 | Radha Binod Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-21 | Radha Gobinda Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-22 | Radha Madhab Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-23 | Radha Shyam Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-24 | Rasmancha | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-25 | Shyam Rai Temple | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-26 | Small sateway of fort | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-27 | Stone chariot | Bishnupur | Bankura | |||
N-WB-28 | Saileswar Temple | Dihar | Bankura | |||
N-WB-29 | Sareswar Temple | Dihar | Bankura | |||
N-WB-30 | Temple of Radha Damodar Jew | Ghutgarya | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-31 | Gokul Chand Temple | Gokulnagar | Bankura | |||
N-WB-32 | Temple of Ratneswar | Jagannathpur | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-33 | Temple of Shyam Sunder | Madanpur | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-34 | Temple site now represented only by a mound and a statue of Surya | Pareshnath | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-35 | Temple site of an old Jain Temple now represented only by a Mound with a Jain statue | Pareshnath | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-36 | Image of Durga slaying Mahisasura under a tree | Sarengarh | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-37 | Temple site now represented only by a mound | Sarengarh | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-38 | Temple site now represented only by a Mound with statues of Ganesh and Nandi on it | Sarengarh | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-39 | Temple site now represented only by a mound with an Image of Nandi on it | Sarengarh | Bankura | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-40 | Rock Inscription of Chandra Varman | Susunia Hill | Bankura | |||
N-WB-41 | Temple of Radha Binod commonly known as Joydeb | Joydeb-Kenduli | Birbhum | |||
N-WB-42 | Temple of Dharmaraj | Kubilashpur | Birbhum | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-43 | Two mounds | Bhadeswar | Birbhum | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-44 | Temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the Linga images of Shiva | Nanoor | Birbhum | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-45 | Temple and Rasmancha (Damodar Temple) | Suri | Birbhum | |||
N-WB-46 | Two ancient temples (joined together) | Baidyapur | Burdwan | 23°09′35″N 88°14′48″E / 23.159761°N 88.246568°E | ||
N-WB-47 | Rudreswar Temple | Bamunara | Burdwan | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-48 | Group of four Ancient Temples | Begunia | Burdwan | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-49 | Tomb of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afghan and Nawab Qutabuddin | Burdwan | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-50 | Stone Temple | Garui | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-51 | Temple of Ichai Ghosh | Gourangapur | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-52 | Ancient site | Nadhia | Burdwan | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-53 | Jain brick temple known as Sat-Deul | Deulia | Burdwan | 23°09′05″N 88°02′40″E / 23.151257°N 88.044409°E | ||
N-WB-54 | Group of temples (12 nos. temples)
(i) Bijoy Vaidyanath Temple (ii) Giri Gobardhan Temple (iii) Gopalji Temple, (iv) Jaleswar Temple (v) Krishna Chandraji Temple (vi) Lalji Temple, (vii) Nava-Kailasha Temple (viii) Pancharatna Temple (ix) Pratapeswar Siva Temple in Rajbari compound (x) Rameswar Temple, (xi) Ratneswar Temple (xii) Rupeswar Temple |
Kalna | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-54-a | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Bijoy Vaidyanath Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-54-b | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Giri Gobardhan Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-54-c | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Gopalji Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-54-d | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Jaleswar Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-54-e | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Krishna Chandraji Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-54-f | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Lalji Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-54-g | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Nava-Kailasha Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-54-h | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Pancharatna Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-54-i | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Pratapeswar Siva Temple in Rajbari compound | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-54-j | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Rameswar Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-54-k | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Ratneswar Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-54-l | Group of temples (12 nos. temples): Rupeswar Temple | Kalna | Burdwan | More images | ||
N-WB-55 | Ancient site and remains of Panduk Rajar Dhipi | Panduk | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-56 | Ancient mound | Bharatpur | Burdwan | |||
N-WB-57 | Cooch Behar Palace | Cooch Bihar | Cooch Bihar | |||
N-WB-58 | Rajpat | Khalisa Gosanimari | Cooch Behar |
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N-WB-59 | Tomb of Alexander-Cosma de Koros | Darjeeling | Darjeeling | |||
N-WB-60 | Tomb of General Llyod | Darjeeling | Darjeeling | |||
N-WB-61 | Dargah of Shah Ata | Ganga rampur |
Dinajpur (South) | |||
N-WB-62 | Mounds | Bangarh (Ganga rampur) | Dinajpur (West) | |||
N-WB-63 | Haneswari and Vasudev temples | Bansberia | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-64 | Dutch Cemetery together with all tombs & monuments contained therein | Chinsurah | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-65 | Dutch Memorial monument of Susan Anna Maria | Chinsurah | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-66 | Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra's Math | Guptipara | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-67 | Mounds | Mahanad | Hooghly | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-68 | Minar | Pandua | Hooghly | 23°04′28″N 88°17′04″E / 23.074337°N 88.2844928°E | ||
N-WB-69 | Mosque | Pandua | Hooghly | 23°04′26″N 88°17′03″E / 23.0739488°N 88.2841073°E | ||
N-WB-70 | Mosque & Tombs | Satgaon | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-71 | i) Danish Cemetery ii) All ancient structures, all tombs stone monument remains and inscriptions within the area enclosed by the said walls |
Serampore | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-72 | Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi | Tribeni | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-73 | Dupleix Palace (Institute de Chandan Nagar) | Chandan Nagar | Hooghly | |||
N-WB-74 | Sri Mayer Ghat | Howrah | Howrah | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-75 | Metcalfe Hall | Kolkata | Kolkata | 22°34′18″N 88°20′41″E / 22.57152778°N 88.34472222°E | ||
N-WB-76 | St. John’s Church (Fabrics of the Church) (final notification not issued) | Kolkata | Kolkata | 22°34′12″N 88°20′47″E / 22.569911°N 88.346297°E | ||
N-WB-77 | Currency Building | Dalhousie Square | Kolkata | |||
N-WB-78 | Asiatic Society Building | Park Street | 1 Park Street. Kolkata - 700 016. | Kolkata | ||
N-WB-79 | Maghen David Synagogue | Ward No. 45 | Kolkata | |||
N-WB-80 | Beth-el-Synagogue | Pollock Street | Kolkata | |||
N-WB-81 | Adina Mosque | Pandua (Adina) | Malda | |||
N-WB-82 | Baisgazi Wall | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-83 | Baraduary Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque | Gaur | Malda | More images | ||
N-WB-84 | Bhita of Chand Sadagar | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-85 | Chamkati Masjid | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-86 | Chika Masjid | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-87 | Dakhil darwaza | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-88 | Firoz Minar | Gaur | Malda | 88°07′49″N 24°52′25″E / 88.1303984°N 24.8737202°E | ||
N-WB-89 | Gumti Gateway | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-90 | Gunmant Mosque | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-91 | Kotwali Darwaja | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-92 | Lottan Masjid | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-93 | Lukachuri Gateway | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-94 | Qadam Rasul Mosque | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-95 | Tomb of Fateh Khan | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-96 | Tantipara Masjid | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-97 | Two tombs in front of Tantipura Masjid | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-98 | Two stone pillars | Gaur | Malda | |||
N-WB-99 | Tower | Nimasarai | Malda | |||
N-WB-100 | Eklakhi Mausoleum | Pandua | Malda | |||
N-WB-101 | Qutub Shahi Masjid | Pandua | Malda | |||
N-WB-102 | Dharmaraj Temple | Pathra | Midanapur | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-103 | Temples of Bandyopadhyay Family | Pathra | Midanapur | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-104 | Sitala Temples | Pathra | Midanapur | |||
N-WB-105 | Navratna Temple Complex | Pathra | Midanapur | |||
N-WB-106 | Kurambera Fort | Gaganeswar | Midnapore |
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N-WB-107 | John Pierce Tomb | Midnapore | Midnapore | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-108 | Tomb of Azimunnisha Begum daughter of Murshid Quli Khan | Azimnagar | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-109 | Residency Cemetery also known as ‘Station Burial ground’ | Babulbona Beharampore | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-110 | Bhavaniswar Mandir | Baranagar | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-111 | Char Bangla group of four Siva Mandirs | Baranagar | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-112 | Tomb of Mir Madan | Faridpur | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-113 | Dutch Cemetery | Kalikapur | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-114 | Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground | Kashim Bazar | Murshidabad | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-115 | Mosque | Kheraul | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-116 | Tomb of Alivardi Khan & the tomb of Seraj-ud-daullah | Khosbag | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-117 | Mound known as Barkona Deul Mound | Panchthupi | Murshidabad | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-118 | Mounds known as the Devil's Mound and Raja Karna's Palace | Rangamati | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-119 | Tomb of Sujauddin | Roshnibagh | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-120 | Tomb and Mosque of Murhsid Kuli Khan (also: Katra Masjid) | Sabz Katra | Murshidabad | 24°11′05″N 88°17′17″E / 24.184722°N 88.288056°E | ||
N-WB-121 | Jahan Kosa Gun | Topkhana | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-122 | Hazarduari Palace and Imambara (Murshidabad) | Killa Nizamat | Murshidabad | 24°11′11″N 88°16′08″E / 24.186409°N 88.268755°E | More images | |
N-WB-123 | South Gate, Kella Nezamat | Lalbag | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-124 | Imambara, Kella Nezamat | Lalbag | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-125 | White Mosque, Kella Nezamat (also: Sada Masjid) | Lalbag | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-126 | Yellow Mosque, Kella Nezamat | Lalbag | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-127 | Tripolia Gate, Kella Nizamat | Lalbag | Murshidabad | |||
N-WB-128 | Nil Kuthi Mound | Mouza Chak, Chandpara | Mursidabad | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-129 | Motijheel Jama Mosque | Murshidabad | Mursidabad | |||
N-WB-130 | Mound known as Bamanpukur Mound or Fort | Bamanpukur | Nadia | |||
N-WB-131 | Ruins of Fort | Bamanpukur | Nadia | |||
N-WB-132 | Temple | Palpara | Nadia | |||
N-WB-133 | Tamluk Rajbati | Padumbasan, Tamluk | Purba Medinipur | Upload Photo | ||
N-WB-134 | Old Temple at Banda | Banda | Purulia |
See also
edit- List of Monuments of National Importance in India for other Monuments of National Importance in India
- List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal
Footnotes and references
edit- ^ 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 West Bengal – Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-08-22.