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    Chola Dynasty

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    The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil empire in southern India that ruled for over 800 years, from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The Brihadeeswarar Temple located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu was built by the Chola Dynasty in the early 11th century CE and is an architectural marvel constructed entirely of granite. The temple features intricate sculptures and carvings, an impressive 216 foot tall gopuram, an enormous 80 tonne capstone of unknown origin atop its 16 story vimana, and numerous inscriptions providing a wealth of historical information.

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    The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil empire in southern India that ruled for over 800 years, from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The Brihadeeswarar Temple located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu was built by the Chola Dynasty in the early 11th century CE and is an architectural marvel constructed entirely of granite. The temple features intricate sculptures and carvings, an impressive 216 foot tall gopuram, an enormous 80 tonne capstone of unknown origin atop its 16 story vimana, and numerous inscriptions providing a wealth of historical information.

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    CHOLA DYNASTY (1)

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    The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil empire in southern India that ruled for over 800 years, from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The Brihadeeswarar Temple located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu was built by the Chola Dynasty in the early 11th century CE and is an architectural marvel constructed entirely of granite. The temple features intricate sculptures and carvings, an impressive 216 foot tall gopuram, an enormous 80 tonne capstone of unknown origin atop its 16 story vimana, and numerous inscriptions providing a wealth of historical information.

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    Chola Dynasty

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    The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil empire in southern India that ruled for over 800 years, from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The Brihadeeswarar Temple located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu was built by the Chola Dynasty in the early 11th century CE and is an architectural marvel constructed entirely of granite. The temple features intricate sculptures and carvings, an impressive 216 foot tall gopuram, an enormous 80 tonne capstone of unknown origin atop its 16 story vimana, and numerous inscriptions providing a wealth of historical information.

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    CHOLA

    DYNASTY
    AP-124
    HISTORY O F ARCHIT ECTURE

    MADE BY – KRISHNA
    SHARMA
    C H O L A DYNASTY?
    The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India,
    one of the longest-ruling dynasties in world history. The earliest datable
    references to the Chola are in inscriptions from the 3rd century BCE left
    by Ashoka, of the Maurya Empire. As one of the Three Crowned Kings of Chola dynasty
    Tamilaka , along with the Chera and Pandya, the dynasty continued to
    govern over varying territory until the 13th century CE. Despite these One of the Three Crowned
    ancient origins, the period when it is appropriate to speak of a "Chola Kings (dynasties) of
    Empire" only begins with the medieval Cholas in the mid-9th century CE. Tamilakam
    LOCATION O F TEMPLE
     T HA NJAV UR , TAMILNADU

     ABOUT 1 K M F RO M T HE
    T HA NJAVU R BUSTAND

     LOCATION
    COORDINATE S
     10.7828° N, 79.1318° E

     C H O L A E MPIRE 
    DRAVIDIAN
    A RC HI T EC T U RE
    BRIEF HISTORY O F TEMPLE
     A magnificient edifice with it’s
    majestic
    vim an a,sculptures,architectur
    e & frescoes.

     Wealth & richness of tamil


    inscriptions engraved in super
    calligraphy.

     Built in 10 t h century B . C

     Approximately 1010 C . E

     Millenium commemoration on
    September 2010.
    INITIALLY NAMED AS RAJA RAJESHWARAM BY THE  U N E S C O world heritage site.
    CHOLA’S AND
    RENAMED AS BRIHADESGWARA BY THE MARATHAS.
    ABOUT THE TEMPLE
     216 feet High Temple ( app.66m)

     12 feet High Vigraha ( L O R D SHIVA


    SHRINE)

     18 feet Deep Foundation

     1 L O R D SHIVA SH RINE

     12 UYIR EZHUTHUKAL

     18 MEI EZHUTHUKAL

     216 UYIR MEI EZIHUTHUKAL

     1 AAYUTHA E Z H U T H U 247 m ( TOTAL) = DISTANCE BETWEEN LINGA AND


    NANDHI
    STRUCTURAL ELEVATION AND PLAN
    OTRAI KAL NANDHI
     NANDHI IS A S A C R E D BULL IN
    HINDU M Y T H O LO GY.

     C A RV E D OUT O F A S I N G L E
    ROCK

     16 feet LO N G (4.9m)

     13 feet H I G H (4.0m)

     SAID TO B E G ROWI N G

     A P HE NO M ENO L WEATHERING
    ACTION

     CO NSPI RACY O V E R OTRAI KAL


    NANDHI

     ORIGINAL OTRAI KAL NANDHI


    THE VIMANA
     AN ENG INEERING WO N DE R  STRUCTURAL
    ANALYSIS O F VIMANA

     B I G G E S T MYSTERY  H U G E CAP STO N E O N TOP


    O F VIMANA

     A S I N G L E STO N E CAP O F 80 TONNES WEIGHT


    R E S T E D O N THE 16 STO R E Y

     SCIENTISTS BAFFLE O N HOW IT WENT


    THAT H I G H

     MANY T H E O R I E S W E R E P RO P O S E D O N HOW
    IT
    WENT THAT H I G H …

     H OW EQUILIBRIUM IS MAINTAINED
    THERE…?

     S H A D O W D O E S NOT FALL O N THE G R O U N D



    GRANITE C R AV I N G S
    PAINTING AND M U R A LS
    INSCRIPTIONS O N WALLS
    SC U L P T U R E S
    Thank you

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