Architecture of India

The architecture of India is rooted in its history, culture and religion. Indian architecture progressed with time and assimilated the many influences that came as a result of India's global discourse with other regions of the world throughout its millennia-old past. The architectural methods practiced in India are a result of examination and implementation of its established building traditions and outside cultural interactions.

Though old, this Eastern tradition has also incorporated modern values as India became a modern nation state. The economic reforms of 1991 further bolstered the urban architecture of India as the country became more integrated with the world's economy. Traditional Vastu Shastra remains influential in India's architecture during the contemporary era.

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• The Sé Cathedral of Santa Catarina—located in Old Goa—is a cathedraldedicated to Catherine of Alexandria.

• The famous jaali from the 16th-century Sidi Saiyyed mosque built by Ahmed Shah of Gujarat, in Ahmedabad

• The North Block in New Delhi houses key government offices, built along with Lutyens' Delhi.

• Chandigarh Secretariat  designed by Le Corbusier.

• Akshardham Temple in Delhi, completed in 2005 and one of the largest Hindu temples in the world.