Many South Indian temples built eleventh century onwards have the feature of towers erected over the...........

Culture of India Architecture

Many South Indian temples built eleventh century onwards, have the feature of towers erected over the entrance gateways of these walls, called as Gopuram.

In which of the following temples Gopuram is the architectural part?

Chandella temple

Chola temple

Parmar temple

Pratihar temple

छोटे Courses बड़े Results

Master Architecture

Prepare through Micro-courses

Try Now

Explanation:

The Great Living Chola Temples are temples built during the Chola rule in the south of India and neighboring islands. These sites includes 3 temples of 11th and 12th century. These 3 temples are the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.

The gopuram, is the tower, an oblong quadrangle, sometimes a square, with a passage through the centre and is situated on the entrance gateway, At the Brihadesvara temple (Chola Temples) in Tanjore, it was architectural part of Temple structure.

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/templearchitecture.php

Gopurams are towering structures, some having 9 storeys, others even 11. The gopuram provided an excellent opportunity to the sculptor to practice his craft and contain some of the finest sculptures produced in the country.