Pallava architecture

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Dravidian architecture South Indian architecture architectural style

Pallava architecture is an early South Indian architectural style that pioneered many of the structural and sculptural features later characteristic of Dravidian temple architecture.

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Pallava art	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dravidian architecture ⓘ South Indian architecture ⓘ architectural style ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ South India NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalCenter	Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	development of tiered pyramidal towers ⓘ experimenting with monolithic forms ⓘ iconographic panels of Hindu deities ⓘ integration of sculpture and architecture ⓘ use of granite ⓘ
developedBy	Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
flourishedDuring	7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ
hasPhase	rock-cut phase ⓘ structural phase ⓘ
influenced	Chola architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ Pandya architecture ⓘ Vijayanagara architecture ⓘ
knownFor	cave temples ⓘ early Dravidian vimanas ⓘ elaborate sculptural reliefs ⓘ gopuram prototypes ⓘ mandapas ⓘ monolithic rathas ⓘ rock-cut temples ⓘ structural stone temples ⓘ
majorMonument	Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahishasuramardini Cave Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Pancha Rathas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shore Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Varaha Cave Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorSite	Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Kudumiyamalai NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Panamalai NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronRuler	Mahendravarman I NERFINISHED ⓘ Narasimhavarman I NERFINISHED ⓘ Narasimhavarman II Rajasimha NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	circa 6th to 9th century CE ⓘ
pioneeredFeature	early use of compound temple layouts ⓘ transition from rock-cut to structural temples ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalDeity	Durga NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Javanese Hindu-Buddhist civilization → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Pallava architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pallava art

Dravidian temple architecture → influencedBy → Pallava architecture ⓘ