This
tradition of Stone Architecture has continued to the present
era with most of the important modern buildings in India
like the Presidential House, Parliament House and Supreme
Court made from high quality sandstone of Rajasthan.
Sandstone reserves in Rajasthan,
estimated at 900 million tons, are spread over in the
districts of Bharatpur, Dholpur, Kota, Jodhpur, Sawai-Madhopur,
Bundi, Chittorgarh, Bikaner, Jhalawar, Karauli, Nagaur
and Jaisalmer.