We have all heard of the monuments built by men rulers for their beloved. But have we ever heard of the monuments of female love or built by women for their loved ones? No right? But, they have built some amazing and beautiful mighty monuments for their love and these are worth visiting.
1.Virupaksha Temple, Karnataka
Built in Pattadakalby Queen Lokamahadevi in 740 AD to commemorate her husband Vikramaditya II’s victory over the Pallava rulers.
2.Itmad Ud Daula, UP
built by Noor Jehan on the banks of river Yamuna as a tribute to her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg.Itimad-ud-Daula was the title given to Mirza Ghiyath Beg.
3.Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
built by the wife of the second Mughal ruler, Humayun. It is the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent was inspired by Persian architecture.
4.Rani ki Vav, Gujarat
built by Udaymati for her husband King Bhimdev I of the Solanki dynasty in the 11th century. A distinctive form of subterranean water architecture of the Indian subcontinent.
5.Mirjan Fort, Karnataka
Mirjan Fort is enclosed by a double layer of high walls and towering bastions was established by Queen Chennabhairadevi of Gersoppa,who ruled over lands that grew the best pepper.
6.LalDarwaza Masjid, UP
Dedicated to Saint Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, Lal Darwaza Masjid was built in 1447 by Rajye Bibi, queen of Sultan Mahmood Sharqi of Jaunpur.
7.Mohinishwara Shivalay Temple, Gulmarg
Maharani Mohini Bai Sisodia,the wife of the then king of Kashmir, Raja Hari Singh, built the temple in 1915.
By:Archa Dave
