Completion of the Brihadisvara Temple
- Period
- 1010
- Region
- India
- Place
- 탄자부르
- Category
- Religion
Brihadisvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture. It is also called Dakshina Meru. Built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola-era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple, which are about 70 kilometres (43 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- c. AD 700Pallava monuments at Mahabalipuram
- c. AD 800Adi Shankara and Advaita Vedanta
- c. AD 848Rise of the Imperial Chola dynasty
- 1010Completion of the Brihadisvara TempleThis page
- 1497–1499Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India
- 1983–2009Sri Lankan civil war
Who ruled this land
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