Brihadeeswarar temple

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Peruvudaiyar_Kovil
gptkb:Rajarajeswaram
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Raja_Raja_Chola_I
gptkbp:builtIn 1010 CE
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:features gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:cathedral
gptkb:marina
gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkb:sanctum_sanctorum
granite walls
carvings
Nandi statue
massive lingam
temple chariot
pillared halls
flagstaff
devadasi tradition
festival processions
ornate gateways
sub-shrines
massive courtyard
Chola murals
Chola bronze art
inscription stones
musical inscriptions
sub-temples
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Navaratri
gptkbp:hasGopuram 66 meters
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Chola period inscriptions
gptkbp:latitude 10.7828
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:longitude 79.1310
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:mainVimanaHeight 66 meters
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department,_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:material gptkb:granite
gptkbp:Nandi_statue_weight about 25 tons
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
gptkbp:significance largest temple in India at time of construction
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
1987
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karanas_in_Indian_Dance_and_Sculpture
gptkb:devadasis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brihadeeswarar temple