List Of Monuments Of National Importance In Kanchipuram District
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(ASI) as officially recognized by and available through the website of the
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. 403 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Chennai circle of Tamil Nadu. Due to the high amount of ASI-recognized monuments in the Chennai circle, the monuments in the districts Kanchipuram and Pudukkottai are put in a separate list from the rest of the circle. *
Pudukkottai district Pudukkottai District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous ...
* Other districts in Chennai circle


See also

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List of Monuments of National Importance in Thrissur circle The Archaeological Survey of India lists a number of ancient monuments within the Thrissur Circle, Tamil Nadu in India. 10 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Thrissur circle of Tamil Nadu. List of monuments ...
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List of Monuments of National Importance in India This article contains lists of Monuments of National Importance in India. An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows: A "Monument of National Importance" is designated by the Archaeological Survey o ...
for other Monuments of National Importance in India *
List of State Protected Monuments in Tamil Nadu This is a list of State Protected Monuments as officially reported by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Tamil Nadu.


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{{Monuments of NI in India
Kanchipuram Kanchipuram ('; ) also known as ''Conjeevaram,'' is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''City of Thousand Temples'', Kanchipuram is known for its temple ...
Monuments of National Importance This article contains lists of Monuments of National Importance in India. An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows: A "Monument of National Importance" is designated by the Archaeological Survey o ...