One masterpiece that stands out from this group is the Temple of Virupaksha, built by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband’s victory over the Pallava kings of Kanchi. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, located on the banks of river Malaprabha, has a stunning complex of several 8th century Shiva temples and a Jain sanctuary. Structures like wells, dwarfed walls, baths, drains, and paved floors can still be seen. Lothal is also famous for its town planning, architecture, science and engineering, metallurgy and art.
It was a thriving trade centre with its trade of gems, beads and valuable ornaments. The Lothal docks were among the world’s earliest known that connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati River.
Dating back to 3700BCE, Lothal was discovered in the year 1954 and was excavated between 19 by the Archaeological Society of India (ASI). Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilisation. Ruins of the lower town in the site of Lothal, India Vijaynagar had 500,000 inhabitants, probably making it the second largest city in the world after Peking-Beijing and twice the size of Paris back then! It was later captured and destroyed by Muslim armies and abandoned ever since. Spread across 25 kms, the ruins of Hampi are now the listed under the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Although in ruins today, this crumbling metropolis was once one of the most beautiful cities in its time. Vijaynagar, KarnatakaĪncient Vijayanagar, now known as Hampi was the capital of the famed Vijaynagar Empire from 1336 to 1565. The city was built around the religious center of the Virupaksha temple. The ancient wells near the sea shore, Buddha statues, roman coins and all other excavated articles are the main reason why archeologically and historically this place holds an important part in our country’s glory. In 2006, the National Institute of Ocean Technology conducted some underwater surveys that revealed the submerged remains of the ancient port city. Located at the mouth of the Cauvery River, it is believed that much of the town was washed away by a powerful sea storm and the successive erosion it caused during 500 AD. The Sangam-era epics of Tamil literature, Silapathikaram and Manimekalai, extol and herald the city and the life of its people in detail. Once a flourishing ancient port city known as Kaveripoompattinam, Poompuhar served as the capital of the early Chola kings for a few years. 7,707 pleasure grounds, and an equal number of lotus ponds, filled the city. In Buddha’s time, Vaishali had been a heavily populated, major city, rich and prosperous. Lord Buddha visited Vaishali several times and spent some of the varshavas (rainy season resort) and announced here his impending death.Īccording to tradition, the city in early times was surrounded by 3 walls with gates and watch towers. This place is closely associated with Buddhism. It is also the birth place of the 24th Jain Tirthankara, Lord Mahavira. it was the capital of powerful Republic of Lichhavis. Vaishali was an ancient prosperous metropolis, which was probably the first republic of the world. In 6th Century B.C. Here is a list of some Indian cities that have gone lost: 1. Many were known and some were discovered many years after their destruction. The mysterious, and often beautiful, ruins of these lost cities have sparked the imaginations of millions of travellers, history buffs and treasure seekers all across the world. Over the course of human history, an astonishing number of cities and towns have been lost, destroyed, submerged, and abandoned. They are born, they thrive, and they eventually die. These cities were once inhabited but due to wars, natural calamities and climate change, they were abandoned many, many years ago.
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