Early Chalukya architecture

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architectural style temple architecture

Early Chalukya architecture is a distinctive early medieval Indian architectural style characterized by a synthesis of northern Nagara and southern Dravida temple forms, elaborate stone carvings, and innovative structural experimentation.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Chalukya architecture 2
Chalukyan architecture 2
Western Chalukya architecture 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
temple architecture ⓘ
architecturalType Hindu temple architecture ⓘ
Jain temple architecture ⓘ
characterizedBy elaborate stone carvings ⓘ
experimentation with structural forms ⓘ
rock-cut cave temples ⓘ
structural stone temples ⓘ
synthesis of Nagara and Dravida temple forms ⓘ
country India ⓘ
developedBy Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Early Western Chalukyas NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 8th century ⓘ
hasFeature curvilinear shikhara in Nagara mode ⓘ
experimentally mixed tower types ⓘ
intricate narrative friezes ⓘ
lathe-turned pillars in later phase ⓘ
mandapas with multiple bays ⓘ
pyramidal vimana in Dravida mode ⓘ
sculpted ceiling panels ⓘ
square and stellate (star-shaped) plans ⓘ
influenced Hoysala architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Later Chalukya (Kalyani Chalukya) architecture ⓘ
Rashtrakuta architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Dravida architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nagara architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainRegion Aihole NERFINISHED ⓘ
Badami region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pattadakal NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed sandstone ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableMonument Bhutanatha group of temples, Badami NERFINISHED ⓘ
Durga Temple, Aihole NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lad Khan Temple, Aihole NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malegitti Shivalaya, Badami NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mallikarjuna Temple, Pattadakal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meguti Jain Temple, Aihole NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSite Aihole temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Badami cave temples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pattadakal temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronDynasty Chalukyas of Badami NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage component at Pattadakal NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 6th century ⓘ
timePeriod early medieval period ⓘ
typicalDeity Jain tirthankaras ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Badami → architecturalStyle → Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chalukya architecture
Alampur → architectureStyle → Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chalukyan architecture
Badami → knownFor → Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chalukyan architecture
Pattadakal → knownFor → Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
Western Chalukya period → knownFor → Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Chalukya architecture
Badami cave temples → style → Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chalukya architecture