🏛️ Great Living Chola Temples
Three temples of the Chola dynasty, built between the 11th and 12th centuries in Tamil Nadu, India
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram, and Darasuram, Tamil Nadu
- Brihadisvara Temple vimana height: over 60 metres, capped by 80-tonne granite block
- Construction: circa 1010 CE to 12th century; built without mortar using interlocking granite
- UNESCO inscription: 1987
The Great Living Chola Temples are a collection of three temples in Tamil Nadu that represent the architectural ...