Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. General View, 12th-13th Centuries
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Title: | Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. General View, 12th-13th Centuries |
Author(s): | Frederic, Louis Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham |
Keywords: | Hoysala, South India, Mysore;architecture;book scan |
Series/Report no.: | Basham Collection |
Description: | This is the most complete and best arranged of Hoysala temples. It has three star-shaped sanctuaries preceded by a single hall. The temple is of modest dimensions and marks a kind of regression in the art of the sculptor. It was erected in 1268. It occupies the centre of a rectangular courtyard, 213' by 174'. The temple measures about 89' from east to west and from north to south. The towers are only 33' high. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176689 |
Other Identifiers: | ANUA 682-1693 |
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