# Architecture in India: what there is and when to go

> Buildings that are the trip: lighthouses, towers, bridges, mills, obelisks and whatever you visit for how it was built. This site lists 31 such places in India, 28 of them with a Wikipedia article; the best known is Indira Point. The best time for this in India is October to March, and it is also possible April and September. Each place has its own season, which is not the country's: a high mountain hut and a valley in the same country are not open in the same months.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/arquitectura/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **What this is:** The places in India people go to for architecture, each with its own season.
- **How many:** 31 on this page, 28 with a Wikipedia article; you get them all on your trip map.
- **Best known:** Indira Point.
- **Best time:** October to March.
- **Also possible:** April and September.
- **Highest point:** Kadalur Point Lighthouse, at 57 m.
- **Where they cluster:** [Howrah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/howrah/) (3), [Aurangabad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/aurangabad/) (2), [Nagercoil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/nagercoil/) (2) and [Kollam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/kollam/) (2).
- **Ways in:** DEL New Delhi · BOM Mumbai · GOI Vasco da Gama · MAA Chennai

## What counts as architecture

Buildings that are the trip: lighthouses, towers, bridges, mills, obelisks and whatever you visit for how it was built. Good all year round.

Each place is included because of how its source describes it, not because of what anyone says about it: that is why a castle that is now a museum appears under history and museums at the same time.

## When to go

For architecture in India, the best time is **October to March**, and it is also possible April and September.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 11 h 03 |
| February | Best time | 11 h 25 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 53 |
| April | Possible | 12 h 24 |
| May | Better not | 12 h 50 |
| June | Better not | 13 h 03 |
| July | Better not | 12 h 58 |
| August | Better not | 12 h 36 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 06 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 35 |
| November | Best time | 11 h 09 |
| December | Best time | 10 h 57 |

In June there are 13 h 03 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 57. Daylight hours are those at the average latitude of these places, on the 15th of each month.

Counting place by place, in January 31 of the 31 are at their best, and in April, 0.

> Mind the altitude: above 1,800 m there is snow until June and it returns in October, so Kadalur Point Lighthouse (57 m) has quite a few weeks fewer than the rest. Each place gives its own.

When to visit India in general, with its festivals and high seasons, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/#cuando-ir).

## The best known

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions have an article on them, which is the closest thing to measuring fame without asking anyone.

- [Indira Point](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/indira-point-lighthouse/) (23 Wikipedias)
- [Shahi Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/shahi-bridge/) — bridge in India (11 Wikipedias)
- [Bogibeel Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/bogibeel-bridge/) — bridge in India (10 Wikipedias)
- [Mumbai Television Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/doordarshan-tv-tower/) — steel lattice television tower in Mumbai (8 Wikipedias)
- [Chand Minar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/chand-minar/) — moon tower (7 Wikipedias)
- [Nivedita Setu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/nivedita-setu/) — multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 across Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India (7 Wikipedias)
- [Pitampura TV Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/pitampura-tv-tower/) — television tower (7 Wikipedias)
- [Saraighat Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/saraighat-bridge/) — bridge across Brahmputra (7 Wikipedias)

## What there is

Each one has its own page: what it is, where it lies, its altitude, its daylight hours and which months are worth it. Kadalur Point Lighthouse is the highest, at 57 m, and Chetwai Lighthouse the lowest, at 34 m. Most of them are in [Howrah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/howrah/) (3), [Aurangabad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/aurangabad/) (2), [Nagercoil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/nagercoil/) (2) and [Kollam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/kollam/) (2). Open whichever you like and have a look before you decide on the trip.

- [Indira Point](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/indira-point-lighthouse/): Architecture
- [Shahi Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/shahi-bridge/): Bridge in India
- [Bogibeel Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/bogibeel-bridge/): Bridge in India
- [Mumbai Television Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/doordarshan-tv-tower/): Steel lattice television tower in Mumbai · Mumbai
- [Chand Minar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/chand-minar/): Moon tower · Aurangabad
- [Nivedita Setu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/nivedita-setu/): Multi-span extradosed bridge completed 2007 across Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India · Howrah
- [Pitampura TV Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/pitampura-tv-tower/): Television tower · Delhi
- [Saraighat Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/saraighat-bridge/): Bridge across Brahmputra · Guwahati
- [New Yamuna Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/shyama-prasad-mukherjee-bridge/): Bridge at Prayagraj over River Yamuna, Uttar Pradesh, India · Prayagraj
- [Alappuzha Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/alappuzha-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Kerala · Alappuzha
- [Rameswaram TV Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/rameswaram-tv-tower/): Television broadcasting tower in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- [Vivekananda Setu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/vivekananda-setu/): Steel multi-span road and railway bridge opened 1930 across the Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India · Howrah
- [Chetwai Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/chetwai-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in India · 34 m
- [Fazilka TV Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/fazilka-tv-tower/): Lattice television tower in Punjab, India
- [Kadalur Point Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/kadalur-point-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Keralam · 57 m
- [Mathur Aqueduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/mathur-aqueduct/): Aqueduct and footbridge in India · Nagercoil
- [Samatra TV tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/samatra-tv-tower/): TV and radio broadcasting tower in Bhuj, India
- [Tangasseri Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/thangasseri-point-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Keralam · Kollam
- [Arrah–Chhapra Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/veer-kunwar-singh-setu/): Longest multi-span extradosed bridge in the world, completed 2017 across the Ganges River linking Arrah and Chhapra in Bihar, India · Patna
- [White Minaret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/white-minaret/): Historic site in Punjab, India
- [Azhikode Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/azhikode-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Keralam · NADAVARAMBA
- [Beypore Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/beypore-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Kerala · Kozhikode
- [Kovilthottam Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/kovilthottam-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Kerala, India · Kollam
- [Manakkodam Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/manakkodam-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Kerala · 36 m

And the other 7:

- **[Aurangabad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/aurangabad/)**: [Panchakki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/panchakki/)
- **[Howrah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/howrah/)**: [Howrah Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/howrah-bridge/)
- **[Nagercoil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/nagercoil/)**: [Kanyakumari Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/kanyakumari-lighthouse/)
- **[Pondicherry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/puducherry/)**: [Pondicherry lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/pondicherry-lighthouse/)
- **[Srinagar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/srinagar/)**: [Zero Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/zero-bridge/)
- **Outside the towns**: [Punalur Suspension Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/punalur-suspension-bridge/), [Thirteenth Arch Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/thirteenth-arch-bridge/)

## More in India

Everything else listed for India, with how many places of each kind: [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/naturaleza/) (561) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/montana/) (176) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/senderismo/) (543) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/playa/) (25) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/historia/) (311) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/museos/) (48) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/espiritual/) (334) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/gastronomia/) (34) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/familia/) (104) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/fauna/) (373) · [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/estrellas/) (28) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/termal/) (14).

And if you are looking at it the other way round —I know when I can go, tell me where— that is [where to travel](https://kokai.app/en/adonde-viajar/).

## Frequently asked questions

### When should I go to India for architecture?

October to March, and it is also possible April and September. Each place above also gives its own, which changes with altitude: at three thousand metres the season is not the same as in the valley. In June there are 13 h 03 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 57.

### What is the best-known place for architecture in India?

Indira Point, with an article in 23 Wikipedias. After it, Shahi Bridge and Bogibeel Bridge.

### Where in India are most of the places for architecture?

Of the 31 on this site, they cluster most in [Howrah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/howrah/) (3), [Aurangabad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/aurangabad/) (2), [Nagercoil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/nagercoil/) (2) and [Kollam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/india/kollam/) (2).

### Which one is the highest?

Kadalur Point Lighthouse is the highest, at 57 m, and Chetwai Lighthouse the lowest, at 34 m.

### How do I add this to a trip?

Create a trip to India and you get them all on the map, with their category. The ones you like go into a day of the plan with one tap, and the app lets you know when you pass nearby.

### I don't know where to go yet

That is what [Find a trip](https://kokai.app/en/adonde-viajar/) is for: tick what you feel like and the months you can travel, and it suggests destinations among the 105 countries in Kokai, with the places that fit those dates.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).