Things to see in Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in India, with an urban population of about 1.2 million. Below are 9 notable places within about 3 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Harmandir Sahib Place of worship
The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism and its holiest site.
2Akal Takht Place of worship
The Akal Takht, also spelt as Akal Takhat and historically known as Akal Bunga, is the most prominent of the five takhts (seats of authority) of the Sikhs.
3Jallianwala Bagh History
Jallianwala Bagh is a historic garden and memorial of national importance close to the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India, preserved in the memory of those wounded and killed in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that took place on the site on the festival of Baisakhi Day, 13 April 1919.
4Durgiana Temple Place of worship
Durgiana Temple or Shri Durgiana Mandir is a Hindu temple situated in the city of Amritsar in Punjab, India. Though a Hindu temple, its architecture is similar to the Sikh Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple).
5Gobindgarh Fort Park
Gobindgarh Fort is a historic military fort located in the center of the city of Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab. The Fort was until recently under the Indian Army, but was opened to the public on 10 February 2017.
6Partition Museum Museum
The Partition Museum is a public museum located in the town hall of Amritsar, Punjab, India.
7Gurdwara Baba Atal Place of worship
Gurdwārā Bābā Aṭṭal Rāi is a famous Gurdwara in Amritsar dedicated to Atal Rai, a son of Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki. It consists of nine stories and is around forty metres in height.
8Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh History
Ram Bagh is a garden built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Ram Bagh palace also known as Ram Bagh Mahal, is a palace situated in the centre of this garden, which was used as the summer residence of Ranjit Singh.
9Ramgarhia bunga History
Ramgarhia Bunga is the three-storeyed red stone watchtowers complex located near southeastern edge of the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The two minaret-style Ramgarhia Bunga high towers are visible from the parikrama (circumambulation) walkway around the Harmandir Sahib Sarovar (water tank).
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