Gop Temple
Jam Jodhpur Taluka, India
Also known as: गोप मन्दिरગોપનું મંદિરଗୋପ ମନ୍ଦିରசூரியக் கோயில், ஜாம்நகர்గోప్ ఆలయంഗോപ് ടെംപിൾ
The Gop temple is a Sun temple located at Zinavari village in Jamjodhpur Taluka of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India. The Hindu temple is dated to the 6th century and is one of the earliest surviving stone temples in Gujarat. The original temple had a square plan, a mandapa and covered circumambulation passage which are lost, and a pyramidal masonry roof which is ruined but whose partial remains have survived. The temple has a height of 23 feet (7.0 m) which includes a small tower. The roof of the tower is decorated with arch-like gavaksha window shapes below an amalaka cogged wheel-shaped crown.[2]
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Key facts
| Architecture | Hindu temple architecture[1] |
|---|---|
| Heritage listing | Monument of National Importance[1] |
| Location | Jam Jodhpur Taluka, India |
| Status | Active |
Sources
- Wikidata Q26708817 — Wikidata
- Gop Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia