11. Babri Masjid, Faizabad
Built In 1528 And Demolished In 1992
Commissioned by a Mughal general, this mosque featured elegant architecture and inscriptions dating to 935 AH. It stood as a historical landmark in Faizabad for over four centuries.
In 1992, Hindu nationalists demolished it, igniting widespread communal riots across India. The event remains a contentious chapter in the nation’s history of religious tensions.
