Brihadisvara Temple

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Peruvudaiyar_Kovil
gptkb:Rajarajeswaram
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Mahashivaratri
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:associatedRiver gptkb:Kaveri
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Raja_Raja_Chola_I
gptkbp:builtIn 11th century
gptkbp:completedIn 1010 CE
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:features gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:sculpture
Nandi statue
massive vimana
gptkbp:hasGopuram 13 meters
gptkbp:hasSanctum garbhagriha
gptkbp:hasTemple multiple
gptkbp:height 66 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brihadisvara Temple
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites
gptkb:Chola_art_and_architecture
South Indian temple architecture
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:latitude 10.7828
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:longitude 79.1310
gptkbp:mainDeity Shiva linga
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:monolithic_Nandi
gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:sculpture
massive cupola
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
gptkbp:presidingDeity gptkb:Brihadisvara_(Shiva)
gptkbp:significance gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
example of Tamil architecture
largest temple in India at time of construction
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:templeTank gptkb:Sivaganga_tank
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
1987
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:pilgrims
tourists
gptkbp:相关节日 gptkb:Natyanjali
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gangaikonda_Cholapuram
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5