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72Gopurams - Dravidian Style Hindu Temple Gate Towers
Gopurams are unique to Hindu Temple architecture of Dravidian style, which developed in Southern India and mainly flourished in areas currently within the state of Tamil Nadu. Gopurams are towers found at the...
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78Great Temple of Thanjavur - An Architectural Masterpiece of Chola Rule in South India
Thanjavur was the capital of Chola Kingdom during 9th to 13 centuries in Tamilnadu. As the kingdom became powerful the kings patronised arhitects and artisans. This period was one of the important phases in...
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80Palaces of South India
South India has a long history. Currently, South India is part of India includes four states namely, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala. In the past this region had been broken into many small...
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76Dravidian Architecture
Dravidian Architecture is an Architectural style of South India, which evolved around 6th century A.D. and developed for about 10 centuries. This style has produced number of magnificient buildings. This...
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68How They Carved Temple in a Rock?
The first examples of stone temples in India are Rock Cut. These are created by carving large rocks. Carving rocks are harder than working with wood, the material used for building temples prior to the...
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80Coutryard Houses
Courtyard houses are houses in which the spaces are arranged around an inner courtyard. Generally these houses are inward looking and afford maximum privacy and security for the inmates. This form of houses...
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75Stories in Stone - Sculptures in Mamallapuram, Tamilnadu, India.
Writing has been invented very late. Spoken language and the stories originated well before they were put in writing. Most of the stories of ancient origins were related to religion or about heros and heroic...
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64Frescos of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Sigiriya is a well known archaeological site in Sri Lanka. This consists of a large rock rising almost vertically to about 600 feet. The top of the rock is has a flat area of nearly 3 acres in extent. This...
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64Ancient Sculptures of Pallava Period, Tamilnadu, India
Pallavas ruled Tamilnadu from 6th century AD to 9th century AD. Budhism and Jainism were the main religions before this period started fading away during Pallava rule. Hinduism had a great revival during this...
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74Buildings in Dubai
Dubai is one of the seven Emirates that make the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its main city also is called Dubai. This is the second largest city in UAE. It is a city growing very fast. Its booming economy...
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