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Pathar Ki Masjid

Also known as Saif Khan's mosque, Chimni Ghat mosque or Sangi Masjid, this beautiful mosque is situated on the bank of river Ganga. The mosque was built by Parvez Shah, son of the fourth Mughal emperor Jahangir, when the former was the governor of Bihar.

Martyrs Memorial

Life-size statues in front of the old secretariat compound have been put up in memory of seven brave young men who faced bullets for the freedom of the country and sacrificed their lives in August 1942 in the historic struggle for India's independence during “Quit India“ movement.

Kesaria

Kesaria is a driving stop on the Buddhst Circuit, 40 km by road from Vaishali and a further 150 km to Kushinagar in UP. Kesaria gained prominence in 1998 when the Archaeological Survey of India began excavating a large mound to unveil a Buddhist stupa that rises 104 feet from a base girth of 1400 feet. This makes it the world’s tallest stupa, exceeding the dimension of Indonesia’s Borobudur.Excavation is progressing. The Kesaria stupa’s imposing environs would in all probability add greater value to this part of the Circuit that connects Bihar with UP, continuing to Lumbini in Nepal and the return drive through UP to Kapilvastu and Sravasti. Visitor services at Kesaria should emerge in due course.

Padri Ki Haweli

When Roman Catholics arrived in Bihar, they built a small church in 1713 at a place now known as Padri-ki-Haveli. Nawab Mir Qasim destroyed this church because of the quarrel with the British. The current church was re-designed by a Venetian architect Tirreto in 1772. The foundation stone of this huge church has a dimension of 70 feet in length, 40 feet wide and 50 feet in height. Today, the monument stands as an architectural wonder with intricate details that can be seen in few other churches of India.

Gol Ghar

One of Patna’s wonders, Gol Ghar is a huge and impressive beehive-shaped structure which was used as a granary, to feed thousands of people and is situated near Gandhi Maidan. This amazing monument has no pillars and a spiral stairway which will take you all the way to the top, where you can witness river Ganga flowing nearby with a full view of the city itself.

Buddha Smriti Park

The Buddha Smriti Park is situated in front of the Patna Junction and the Mahavir Mandir. This beautiful multipurpose park has been developed by the State Government to commemorate the 2554th birth anniversary of the Lord Buddha. This park was inaugurated by His Holiness Dalai Lama on 27th May, 2010 (Buddha Poornima) amid the chant of hymns and in presence many dignitaries, including Governor and Chief Minister of the State. He also planted two saplings, one brought from Bodh Gaya and another from Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, of the sacred Bodhi tree. The park is maintained by Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

Kumhrar

The archaeological remains of ancient Pataliputra namely the Eighty pillared hall and Arogya Vihar are located at Kumrahar about six kms east of Patna railway station.Ancient literature refers Pataliputra by various names like Pataligrama, Patalipura, Kusumapura, Pushpapura or Kusumdhvaj. In 6th Century B.C. it was a small village where Buddha, sometime before his mahaparinirvana, had noticed a fort being constructed under the orders of King Ajatasatru of Rajagrih for defence of Magadh kingdom against the Lichchavi republic of Vaisali. Impressed by its strategic location king Udayin, son and successor of Ajatasatru, shifted the capital of Magadh from Rajgrih to Pataliputra in the middle of 5th Century B.C. For about next thousand years Pataliputra remained the capital of great Indian empires of Saisunaga, Nanda, Maurya, Sunga and Gupta dynasties. The place has also been an important centre of activity in the fields of education, commerce, art and religion. During Asoka's time the third Buddhist council was held here. Likewise Sthulabhadra, the eminent Jain ascetic had convened a council here during the time of Chandragupta Maurya.The first vivid account of Pataliputra including its municipal administration comes at about 300 B.C. from Megasthenese, the celebrated Greek ambassador at the court of Chandragupta Maurya, who mentions it as Palibothra in his book named Indica. According to his account the spread of the city was like a parallelogram, about 14 kms east-west along the river Ganges and 3 kms north-south. The circumference of the city was about 36 kms. The city was protected by massive timber palisades and further defended by a broad and deep moat which also served as a sewer of the city. Kautilya also in his book Arthasastra indicates wide rampart around the city. Remnants of the wooden palisades have been discovered during a series of excavations at Lohanipur, Bahadurpur, Sandalpur, Bulandibagh, Kumrahar and some other locations in Patna.

Takht Sri Harimandir Sahib

A sacred Sikh destination, it has always been a centre of devotion and spirituality. Located at the Chowk, this holy temple is the birthplace of the tenth religious preceptor of the Sikh faith, Shri Guru Gobind Singh. Originally built by the famous ruler of Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the place has preserved the belongings of the Guru.Takht Sri Patna Sahib is one of the Five Takhts of Sikhism and consecrates the birthplace of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Gobind Singh. There are five other Gurdwaras in Patna which are related to different Sikh Gurus; these are Gurdwara Pahila Bara, Gurdwara Gobind Ghat, Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh, Gurdwara Bal Leela and Gurdwara Handi Sahib.

Maner Sharif

It is a large village of historical antiquities, situated in the extreme north west of Danapur Sub-division, about 32 kms west of Patna on Patna-Arrah Highway. In the early ages Maner was a centre of learning and it is said that grammarian Panini, and also Bararuchi, lived and studied here. Maner contains two well-known Mohammedan tombs, that of Shah Daulat or Makhdum Daulat, known as Chhoti Dargah, and the other that of Sheikh Yahia Maneri or Makhdum Yahia, called the Bari Dargah. Makhdum Daulat died at Maner in 1608, and Ibrahim Khan, Governer of Bihar and one of the saint’s disciples completed the erection of his mausoleum in 1616. The building is exceptionally fine one, with walls containing carvings of great delicacy and high finish. A great dome crowns it, and the ceiling is covered with carved inscriptions from the Quran. Every details of it is characteristic of the architecture of Jehangir’s region, and it is by far the finest monument of the Mughals in Eastern India. Inside the compound there is a mosque also built by Ibrahim Khan in 1619. The tomb of Yahia Maneri lies in a mosque walls and ghats, and pillared porticos jutting out into it, which is connected with the old bed of the River Sone by a tunnel 400-ft long.

Agam Kuan

One of the famous landmarks of Patna, Agam Kuan (unfathomable well) is an important early historic archaeological remains in Patna dating back to the Ashokan period. This quaint monument is located adjacent to the Gulzarbagh Railway Station.