Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brihadeeswarar_Temple,_Thanjavur
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Peruvudaiyar_Kovil
gptkb:Rajarajeswaram
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 1 million
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Raja_Raja_Chola_I
gptkbp:builtIn 1010 CE
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:features Nandi statue
massive lingam
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkbp:hasGopuram 66 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:latitude 10.7828
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:longitude 79.1318
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:mainVimanaHeight 66 meters
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department,_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:Nandi_statue_material single stone
gptkbp:Nandi_statue_weight about 25 tons
gptkbp:significance gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
largest temple in South India
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:temple_complex_area over 40 acres
gptkbp:temple_tank gptkb:Yazhi_Kulam
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii), (iii)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
1987
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nandi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5