Architecture & Engineering
Brihadeeswara Temple (granite engineering)
c. 1010 CERajaraja Chola I's buildersThanjavur (Tamil Nadu)Tamil Nadu
1010
A vast granite temple with a ~66 m tower, built without mortar-dependent cores, precisely fitted.
- Dated
- 1010
- As scholars put it
- c. 1010 CE
- Originator
- Rajaraja Chola I's builders
- Source text
- Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Discipline
- Architecture & Engineering
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
A feat of large-stone construction.
Fair to say
How the massive capstone was raised is debated (ramp theories).
Path to modern innovation
A landmark of medieval structural engineering.
Transmission
UNESCO World Heritage Site ('Great Living Chola Temples').
References
- 1ASI
- 2UNESCO
Further reading
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