Temples of Hampi Virupaksha Temple Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi 350 km from Bangalore‚ in the state of Karnataka in southern India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi‚ designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Virupaksha is a form of Shiva and has other temples dedicated to him‚ notably at the Group of Monuments at Pattadakal‚ another World Heritage Site. Hampi sits on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the ruins of the ancient city of Vijayanagar‚ capital of the Vijayanagara
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known across the Greek world for its devotion to the goddess Artemis and for its monumental temple dedicated to her. Greek Artemis was a goddess of virginity‚ women’s concerns‚ the hunt and the underworld (1). She was also the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Apollo. To her dedication‚ The Temple of Artemis was built‚ which is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Iconic Temple of Artemis resides in the ancient city of Ephesus which is now Turkey‚ was a place made for
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PHL-230 24 March‚ 2013 Stone Temple Erected at Urfa - New Way of Life in the Mesolithic What is this new way of life? The province of Urfa in southeastern Turkey has come to be known as the cradle of human civilization. It has been discovered that nearly 12‚000 years ago‚ people banded together and built this magnificent complex of a Stone Temple (Göbekli Tepe). This structure is the world’s oldest known religious structure. It is not the size or the depth of these structures that is remarkable
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Written Analysis and Communication-I Assignment – I Case Analysis “Bhavnath Temple” Submitted On: Submitted By: 16-07-2010 Arpit Dangayach Section-A Roll No. 101114 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The problem is government’s dilemma to go with lower or higher reservoir capacity. Government’s objective is to provide economic development. It wants to increase agricultural production and generate higher revenues. Option 1
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Kedarnath Temple in Himalayas One of the holiest pilgrimages for the Hindus‚ Kedarnath Temple Jyotirlinga is located in the picturesque surroundings of Rudra Himalaya Range at a height of 12000 feet on a mountain named Kedar. Near Kedarnath is the source of the river Mandakini that joins Alakananda at Rudraprayag. This place is approximately 150 miles away from Hardwar and 132 miles north of Hrishikesh and is accessible by foot. The temple at Kedarnath enshrining the Jyotirlingam of Shiva
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THE TEMPLE OF VESTA The round temple is called Temple of Vesta. It was built in the I century B.C. In the Middle Ages the Temple of Vesta became a church dedicated to Santa Maria della Rotonda. The Vestal Virgins were priestesses who had to guard the sacre “fire of the family” because it always had to remain on. THE TEMPLE OF SYBIL The rectangular temple is called Temple of Sybil. It was built in the II century B.C. In the Middle Ages the Temple of Sybil became a church dedicated to St
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Hatshepsut’s Temple Hatshepsut’s temple is located beneath the cliffs of the Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile River near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It is known as one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples in the world due to its design and artwork. Designed by Senemut‚ in 15th century b.c. ‚ the temple was constructed for Queen Hatshepsut. She was the first female pharaoh. The temple was built to honor her achievements during her rule and also to serve as her
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The layout and architecture of the Temple of Heaven is filled with symbolism. According to symbolic tradition‚ Heaven is round and the earth is square. Therefore‚ all of the buildings in the temple complex are round in shape‚ while their retaining walls and the axis are square. The surrounding walls of the complex also reflect these traditions. The southern side of the wall is square and the northern is round. The emperor would enter the temple complex from the south and this would symbolize his
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The Hindu temple: axis of access -Michael w.meister -Subhashree Nath 2nd year‚ USAP The Hindu temple‚ combines physically the pillar that marks the axis of cosmic parturition‚ the altar (square) of sacrifice taking the shape of the create universe‚ and the need for shelter of both the divinity and the worshipper; it unites the cosmic mountain and the potent cave. Before the advent of construction of stone temples in the 5th century AD‚ tree shrines and similar enclosures for objects of worship
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General overview: The temple of Anemospilia is a rather unique find‚ not only for its size but for its location and the way it is built. Most agree that it was most definitely destroyed by an earthquake and resulting fire; some say the earthquake was a result of an eruption by the nearby volcano Thera. When J. Sakellarakis excavated the site in 1979‚ he found three bodies‚ along with many pots‚ pans‚ food items and jars. Most temples of that time in Crete were built with labyrinthine-like walls
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