Belangrijkste bezienswaardigheden in Amritsar

Amritsar Essentials

Amritsar, the spiritual center of Sikhism, is defined by the 16th-century Golden Temple and its sacred Amrit Sarovar. The city preserves significant modern history through the Jallianwala Bagh memorial and the Partition Museum, which documents the 1947 division of India. Beyond its religious core, the city features Indo-Saracenic architecture at Khalsa College, the 18th-century Gobindgarh Fort, and the Ram Bagh gardens, home to Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s summer palace. These sites trace the city's evolution from a spiritual sanctuary to a pivotal cultural and political hub in Punjab.