Prahadisvarar Temple

Thanjavur, India

Also known as: Kuil Rajarajeswaramबृहदीश्वरदेवालयःबृहदेश्वर मंदिरबृहदेश्वर मन्दिरবৃহদেশ্বর মন্দিরବୃହଦେଶ୍ଵର ମନ୍ଦିରஇராசராசேச்சரம் கோவில்బృహదీశ్వరాలయంಬೃಹದೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯരാജരാജേശ്വരം ക്ഷേത്രം

Le Vimana, haut de 70m, est de base carrée (c'est le symbole de la demeure des dieux : Mont Meru ou Kailash), il surmonte le sanctuaire de deux étages qui abrite un énorme Lingam. A doite, deux salles à piliers (mandapa) destinées aux fidèles Le temple et ses dépendances occupent une surface de 241m — Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Brihadisvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture. It is also called Dakshina Meru.[2]

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Key facts

Founded	1010[1]
Architecture	Dravidian architecture, Tamil architecture[1]
Heritage listing	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[1]
Location	Thanjavur, India
Status	Active

History

1010 — Founded / built[1]

Sources

Wikidata Q916943 — Wikidata
Brihadisvara Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia