| First Rock-cut Architecture in India | Ajanta Caves (circa 2nd century BCE to 480 CE) |
| First Indian Architect to Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize | Balkrishna Doshi (2018) |
| First Indian temple with many interconnected structures | Brihadeeswarar Temple, Tamil Nadu |
| First Mosque in India | Cheraman Juma Mosque in Methala |
| First Known Modern Architecture in India | Foundation of the Indian Institute of Architects (1929) |
| First Known Monumental Architecture in India | Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro, part of the Indus Valley Civilization |
| First Known Mughal Architecture in India | Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi (completed in 1572) |
| First Known Urban Civilization in India | Indus Valley Civilization: Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (circa 2500-1900 BCE) |
| First Temple constructed from a single rock | Kailasa temple at Ellora |
| First Dam in India | Kallanai Dam |
| First Known Planned City in India | Mohenjo-Daro, part of the Indus Valley Civilization |
| First Known Hindu Temple in India | Mundeshwari Temple, Bihar (circa 635 CE) |
| First Known Free-standing Temple in India | Parvati Temple, Nachna (circa 450 CE) |
| First Known Islamic Architecture in India | Qutb Minar, Delhi (completed in 1199) |
| First Stupa Architecture in India | Sanchi Stupa (3rd century BCE to 12th century CE) |
| First Church in India | St. Thomas Church, Palayoor |
| First Known Indo-Saracenic Architecture in India | Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai (completed in 1888) |
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