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Download Solution PDFWhat is the architectural style of the Brihadisvara temple in Tamil Nadu?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dravidian.
Key Points
- Brihadishvara Temple:
- It was originally known as Peruvudaiyar Kovil and also called Rajarajeswaram.
- It is a Hindu Dravidian-styled temple dedicated to the god Shiva located on the South bank of the Cauvery River in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
- The Brihadisvara Temple was built under Raja Raja Chola, a Chola emperor ruling over ancient Tamil Nadu.
- It is part of a group of Chola-era temples designated as a World Heritage Site.
Additional Information
- Gadaga architectural style:
- Influences of Western Chalukya architecture can be discerned in the geographically distant schools of architecture of the Hoysala Empire in southern Karnataka, and the Kakatiya dynasty in present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- Sometimes called the Gadaga style of architecture, Western Chalukya architecture is considered a precursor to the Hoysala architecture of southern Karnataka.
- Nagara architectural style:
- Nagara Style of Architecture is a Temple Style of Architecture prevalent in North India. The temple-style architecture of Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh are all included in Nagara Architecture.
- Champa architectural style:
- Myson Temple is a Hindu Champa-styled temple in Vietnam.
- It was constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people.
- The temples are dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva, the most important of which is Bhadreshvara.
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