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Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
View on map:10.782656°N 79.131567°E
Description
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Brihadishvara Temple,
also called
Rajarajesvaram
or Peruvudaiyar Koyil
, is a
Hindu temple
dedicated to
Shiva
located in
Thanjavur
,
Tamil Nadu
, India.
[1]
[3]
It is one of the largest South Indian temples and an exemplary example of a fully realized
Dravidian architecture
.
[4]
It is called as
Dhakshina
Meru
(Meru of south). Built by
Raja Raja Chola I
between 1003 and 1010 AD, the temple is a part of the
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
known as the "
Great Living Chola Temples
", along with the
Chola dynasty
era
Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple
and
Airavatesvara temple
that are about 70 kilometres (43 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively.
[5]
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihadeeswarar Temple
Hillman 1000 Wonders
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