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{{Short description|Heritage monuments, temples and architectural sites in Assam, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Monuments of Assam
| native_name =
| image_map = Assam in India (disputed hatched).svg
| map_caption = Assam's location in India
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Dispur]]
| largest_city = [[Guwahati]]
| area_total_km2 = 78438
| population_total = 31205576
| population_as_of = 2011
| website = {{URL|assam.gov.in}}
}}

The '''Monuments of Assam''' comprise a rich heritage of temples, tanks (ponds), palaces, bridges, theatres, and roadways built across centuries by Ahom kings, local rulers, and colonial settlers. Assam's architectural heritage is primarily concentrated in districts such as [[Sivasagar]], [[Guwahati|Kamrup]], [[Jorhat]], [[Tezpur]], and [[Hajo]].

== Guwahati (Kamrup District) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| [[Kamakhya Temple]] || Nara Narayan || Built 1565 CE; located on Nilachal Hills
|-
| [[Umananda Temple]] || Gadhadhar Singha || Located on Peacock Island in the Brahmaputra
|-
| Ugatara Temple || Siva Singha || Jur Pukhuri excavated here
|-
| Dirgheshwari Temple || Siva Singha || Dedicated to Shakti worship
|-
| Ashwaklanta Temple || Siva Singha || Dedicated to Lord Vishnu
|-
| [[Sukreswar Temple]] || Pramatta Singha || On Itakhuli Hills; houses the sixth Jyotirlinga of India
|-
| Rudreshwar Temple || Pramatta Singha || In memory of his father Swargadeo Rudra Singha
|-
| Basistha Temple || Rajeswar Singha || Dedicated to Lord Shiva
|-
| [[Navagraha Temple, Guwahati|Navagraha Temple]] || Rajeswar Singha || Has 9 lingas representing nine celestial bodies
|-
| Manikarneswar Temple || Rajeswar Singha || —
|}

== Sivasagar District ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| Garhgaon Tank || Suklenmung (Garhgaiya Roja) || Garhgaon was capital of the Ahom Kingdom
|-
| Naga Ali Road || Suklenmung || Constructed when Nagas allied with Ahoms against the Mughals
|-
| Ajanpeer Dargha || King Gadadhar Singha || —
|-
| [[Namdang Stone Bridge]] || Rudra Singha || Cut from a single piece of rock
|-
| Joy Dol (Keshabrai Vishnu Doul) || Rudra Singha || —
|-
| Joysagar Tank || Rudra Singha || Dug within 45 days; in memory of his mother Soti Joymoti
|-
| Ranganath Dol || Rudra Singha || Built to offer prayer to Lord Shiva
|-
| Fakuwa Doul || Rudra Singha || In remembrance of Queen Joymati Kunwari
|-
| Gaurisagar Tank and Dol || Queen Phuleswari || Has three temples on its north bank
|-
| [[Sivasagar Sivadol|Sivadol]] || Queen Ambika || Tallest Shiva temple in India
|-
| [[Rang Ghar]] || Pramatta Singha || Asia's oldest amphitheatre; originally built of bamboo and wood by Rudra Singha
|-
| [[Kareng Ghar]] || Pramatta Singha || Seven-storied palace; four storeys above ground
|-
| [[Talatal Ghar]] || Rajeswar Singha || Seven-storied palace; three storeys underground
|-
| Rudrasagar Tank & Dol || Lakshmi Singha || Also known as Na Pukhuri
|}

== Jorhat District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| [[Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar]] || [[Madhavdeva]] || Earthen lamp lit since centuries; never extinguished
|-
| Rajmao Pukhuri || Numali Rajmao || Built by the mother of last king Chandrakanta Singha
|-
| Gymkhana Club || — || Oldest golf course in Asia
|-
| Lachit Borphukan Maidam || — || Tomb of the great Ahom general
|}

== Tezpur District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| Mahar Bhairab (Rudrapad) || King Banasura || Shiva Temple; originally built with stone
|-
| Bhairabi Temple || Unknown || Worshipped by Usha, daughter of Banasura
|-
| Da-Parbatia || Possibly Gupta Empire || Built ~5th century CE; early stone sculpture
|-
| Nagsankar Temple || King Narasankar of Nagakha || ~4th century CE
|}

== Hajo District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| [[Hayagriva Madhava Temple]] || Pala King Raghudeva || On Manikutain Hills; revered by Hindus and Buddhists
|-
| Pao-Mecca || Suja-Uddin Md. Shah || In memory of Sultan Ghiyasudin Auliya; a mosque
|}

== Golaghat District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| Dhodar Ali Road || Gadadhar Singha || From Kamargaon (Golaghat) to Joypur (Dibrugarh)
|-
| Negheriting Shiva Doul || Re-built by Rajeswar Singha || Original temple built in 8th century CE by the Kacharis
|}

== Naogaon District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Notes
|-
| Maha Mritunjaya Temple || World's tallest Shiva Linga; 126-foot-tall (tallest temple in Assam)
|}

== Tinsukia District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Notes
|-
| Tilinga Temple || Records for largest variety of bells; Shiva Linga emerged naturally
|}

== Dhuburi District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Notes
|-
| Mahamaya Temple || Located at Bagribari
|}

== Sadiya District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| Tamreshwari Mai Temple || Kings of Chutiya Kingdom || Sculptures of birds, animals, and artistic designs
|}

== Kamrup District ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monument !! Built By !! Notes
|-
| Chandika Temple || Pratap Singha || At Chaygaon; shrouded by legends and myths
|}

== See also ==
* [[Ahom Kingdom]]
* [[List of temples in Assam]]
* [[Rang Ghar]]
* [[Kamakhya Temple]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Temples in Assam]]
[[Category:Ahom Kingdom]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Assam]]
[[Category:Heritage sites in India]]

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