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Architecture of India||Introduction||Temple Architecture|| Cave Architecture||Rajput Architecture|| Jain Architecture || Indo-Islamic Architecture||Colonial Architecture||Modern Architecture||Sculpture in India||World Heritage Sites|| Temple Architecture Of India||Solanki Style || Gupta Style || Orissa Style || Chalukyan Style || South Indian Style|| THE CHALUKYAN ARCHITECTUREThe Chalukyas (c.450 AD to c.650 AD) constructed several
stone-built shrines and temples at Aihole, which are mostly Hindu but a few are Jain. Aihole was the town of temples consisting of
nearly seventy buildings. The temples had flat or slightly sloping roofs and were
surmounted by a small shikhara. Later, a
pillared assembly hall or mandapa was added to
these structures, indicating a further evolution of temple architecture. The Ladh Khan and
Durga temples at Aihole are the best specimens of the Chalukyan architecture. The Chalukyan Architecture is a juxtaposition of
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architecture, and is sometimes referred as
the Vesara style of architecture.