Gupta Style of Architecture

The Gupta Period (4th-7th A.D.) is often described as “the Golden Age of art and architecture in India”. The initial phase of the Gupta architecture was primarily Buddhist but in the later phase Hindu influence became dominant. Some of the finest images of Buddha are...

Vijayanagara Architecture

  By the 16th century almost all of southern India was part of the Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1565 A.D.), whose rulers were great patrons of art and architecture. The Vijayanagara style of art inherited aspects from three main regional styles of art i.e. the Dravidian...

Pandya and Hoysala Architecture

Pandya Architecture (1190-1310 A.D.)​: The Pandyas (1190-1310 A.D.), although were not among the great building dynasties, built several ‘gopurams’ or monumental entrances to the existing temples. The earliest examples of ‘gopurams’ appear during the Pandyan period in...

Chola Architecture

Chola Architecture (900-1150 A.D.):   ​The Chola Art can be considered as a continuation of the Pallava Art. The Cholas built hundreds of temples, the earlier examples of which were modest in size while the later ones were huge with the ‘Vimanas’ or ‘gopuras’...
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