Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brihadisvara_Temple,_Thanjavur
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Peruvudaiyar_Kovil
gptkb:Rajarajeswaram
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Mahashivaratri
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Raja_Raja_Chola_I
gptkbp:builtIn 11th century
gptkbp:completedIn 1010 CE
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:features gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:Hindu_temple
Nandi statue
massive lingam
mandapa
vimana
gptkbp:height 66 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:latitude 10.7828
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkbp:longitude 79.1318
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:partOf Chola dynasty monuments
gptkbp:significance gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
largest temple in India at time of construction
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii), (iii)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
1987
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Living_Chola_Temples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5