Great Living Chola Temples
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The Great Living Chola Temples are a group of magnificent 11th–12th century Chola dynasty Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu renowned for their grand Dravidian architecture, intricate stone carvings, and historical significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Living Chola Temples canonical | 8 |
| Chola architecture | 2 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site (Great Living Chola Temples) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ temple complex group ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Dravidian temple architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian architecture
|
| associatedDynasty |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Cholas
|
| builtBy | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Rajaraja I
ⓘ
Rajaraja II ⓘ Rajendra I ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
medieval temples ⓘ |
| constructionPeriodEnd | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionPeriodStart | 11th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Chola period ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | exemplary achievements of Chola temple architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| extensionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
gopuram
ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ sculptural friezes ⓘ vimana ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedOn |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage List
|
| inscriptionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
grand Dravidian architecture
ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ intricate stone carvings ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Tamil-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Kaveri River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery Delta
|
| mainTemple |
Airavatesvara Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
Brihadeeswarar Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Brihadeeswarar Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
|
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officialName | Great Living Chola Temples self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | Chola art and architecture ⓘ |
| region | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| stateParty |
India
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 250 ⓘ |
| worshipContinuity | living temples ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Great Living Chola Temples)
this entity surface form:
Chola architecture
this entity surface form:
Chola architecture