Shore Temple
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Shore Temple is an ancient 8th-century stone temple complex on the Bay of Bengal coast in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era Dravidian architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shore Temple canonical | 3 |
| Mamallapuram Shore Temple complex | 1 |
| Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rajasimhesvara temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Dravidian architecture
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Pallava architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
granite
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stone ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Pallava period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Chengalpattu district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
Nandi sculptures
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Shiva lingam NERFINISHED ⓘ courtyard ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ pyramidal vimana ⓘ reclining Vishnu shrine ⓘ relief carvings ⓘ twin shrines ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (i)
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UNESCO criterion (ii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (iii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageId | 249 ⓘ |
| heritageListingYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bay of Bengal coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east-facing ⓘ |
| overlooks | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Narasimhavarman II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| secondaryDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Dravidian architecture
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important pilgrimage site ⓘ major tourist attraction ⓘ one of the earliest structural stone temples in South India ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
this entity surface form:
Mamallapuram Shore Temple complex