Amritsar is the holy city of Sikhism, home to important religious monuments that recall the splendor of its past and preserving culturally significant today.
Its main attraction is the Golden Temple, built by Guru Arjun Dev in the heart of an artificial water body that are attributed miraculous healing powers. It is the holiest of all temples Sijistan.
Jallianwala Bagh is another major views. This is a national monument, a tribute to remember the slaughter took place on April 13, 1919. Yet there may be marks of the bullets that killed hundreds of people.
As mentioned, the Golden Temple is the most important places to visit Amritsar. Is a site of pilgrimage for Sijistan around the world, who come there to purify their spirits in the waters surrounding the building.
Another prominent temples found in this city is the Durgiana Temple on the outskirts of the ancient city wall near the door Lohagarh. As its name suggests, was dedicated to the goddess Durga, and is also a center of pilgrimage at Amritsar, but for devotees of the Hindu religion.
A dark chapter in recent history the city is represented in the memorial known as Jalianwala Bagh, which commemorates the slaughter of 1919, when a British general named Dyer sent to shoot 2 000 innocent and unarmed people. An eternal flame represents the memory of the martyrs.
Other must see places of Amritsar are the Tower of Baba Atal Rai, the Ram Bagh gardens, the mosque of Fatehabad and the nearby Sanctuary Wildlife Harike.