List of the Ancient Indian History Architecture

Following we are presenting a list of Ancient Indian History Architecture with their Location, ruler and attributes. This topic is very important for every exam. In the Staff Selection Commission Combined, Graduate Level exam 2 or 3 questions are asked. 

Architecture	Place	Ruler	Attributes
Patliputra Palace	Patliputra	Chandra Gupta Maurya	It was situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Son rivers. This palace has been called Sugadag in the Mudrarakshas salt book.
Sarnath Pillar	Sarnath	Ashok	Four lions are sitting with their backs to each other in the Sarnath pillar.
Sanchi Stupa	Sanchi (Bhopal)	Ashok	It is the most prominent of the stupas built by Ashoka.
Sudama Cave	Barabar hill (Bodhgaya)	Ashok, Dashrath	This cave was donated by Dasaratha to the Ajivak sect.
Lomas Rishi	Barabar hill (Bodhgaya)	Ashok, Dashrath	This is the most famous cave of the Barabar group.
Karna Chopar	Barabar hill (Bodhgaya)	Ashok	It was built by Ashoka in the 19th year of his rule.
Chintamani Vihara	Nalanda	Devpal/ Shailendra	Devpal donated 5 villages to Shailendra Raja for the construction of Chudamani Vihara. It was built by Shailendra.
Kukkutarama Vihar	Pataliputra	Maurya	It was built in Ashoka’s reign.
Vikramshila Vihar	Bihar	Dharmapala	It was one of the largest Buddhist universities built around the 8th -9th century AD in Bihar.
Somapura Vihar	Pahadpur (Bangla desh)	Dharmapala	It was one of the most famous Buddhist monastic institutions of ancient Bengal.
Odantapuri Vihar	Bihar	Gopal	It was established by the Pala ruler Gopala I in the 8th century.
Nagapattinam Vihar	Tamilnadu	Dharmapala	It was also known as Chudamani Vihara.
Purvaram Vihar	Sravasti	Maurya Dynasty	This vihara was built by a Buddhist preacher named Visakha.
Mahavan Vihar	Sravasti	Maurya Dynasty	This vihara was built by a Buddhist preacher named Amrapali.
Ghoshitaram Vihar	Kaushambi	Haryanka Dynasty	This vihara was built by Udayan.
Kutagarasala Vihara	Vaishali	Maurya Dynasty	This vihara was built by the Lichchhavis.
Veluvan Vihar	Rajgrah	Haryanka Dynasty	This vihara was built by the ruler of Haryanka dynasty, Bimbasara.
Jetvan Vihar	Sravasti	Maurya Dynasty	This vihara was built by Anathapindika, a disciple of Mahatma Buddha.
Amaravathi Stupa	Amaravathi  (Andhra Pradesh)	Satavahana Dynasty	It was built in 200 B.C by the Satavahana rulers.
Bharhut Stupa	Satna  ( Madhya Pradesh )	Maurya Dynasty	This stupa was rebuilt by the rulers of the Sunga dynasty.
Dhamekh Stupa	Sarnath	Gupta Dynasty	This stupa is made of bricks.
Tigawa Temple	Jabalpur	Gupta Dynasty	This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Parvati Temple	Panna	Gupta Dynasty	This temple is dedicated to the goddess Parvati.
Deogarh Dashavatara Temple	Jhansi	Gupta Dynasty	The Shikar of this temple is 12 meters high. This is the first example of a shikhara in temple construction.
Sirpur Lakshmana Temple	Raipur	Gupta Dynasty	In this temple there is an idol of Lord Vishnu lying on Shesh Nag.
Vishnu Temple	Udayagiri	Gupta Dynasty	This temple was built by Veer Saab Sen, the minister of Gupta ruler Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya.
Khoh Temple	Nagda	Gupta Dynasty	This is the temple of Lord Shiva.
Bhumra Temple	Nagod	Gupta Dynasty	This is the temple of Lord Shiva. A Linga Mukhi Shivling has been received from this temple.
Eran Temple	Sagar  (Madhya Pradesh )	Gupta Dynasty	This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra	Vakatak/Gupta Dynasty	Its cave numbers 16, 17 and 19 were built during the Gupta period.
Bagh Caves	Gwalior	Gupta Dynasty	Bagh Caves are a group of nine rock-cut monuments. It is situated among the southern slopes of the Vindhyas.
ellora Caves	Maharashtra	Gupta Dynasty	Its five caves were built during the Gupta period.