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Abstract : Recognizing architectural styles is essential for preserving & understanding cultural heritage, as it helps categorize & document diverse structures, highlighting their historical, cultural & artistic value. The study addresses the gap between technology & heritage by developing a framework for classifying 8 architectural styles: Buddhist, Indo Islamic, Rajput, Dravidian, Hindu, Sikh, British & Modern. Using the HOG method for feature extraction, the models capture intricate architectural details. Classification is done using machine learning models like Logistic Regression, Random Forest & XG-Boost, as well as advanced deep learning models such as DenseNet & InceptionV3. DenseNet achieves the highest accuracy of 86%, followed by InceptionV3 at 79%, showing the capability of deep learning in handling complex visual data. The study not only compares model performance but also provides a scalable method for architectural style classification that contributes to the heritage preservation.