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Hampi or Hampe (Kannada:), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. [2] Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra.
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Hampi, known as Kishkindha in the Ramayana age is a city in the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. [2] Located along the Tungabhadra River in the east and center part of the state, Hampi is near the city of Hospet. It is famous for hosting the Hampi Group of Monuments with the Virupaksha Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
Virupaksha Temple (ʋɪruːpaː'kʂɐ) is located in Hampi in the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka, India, situated on the banks of the river Tungabhadra, a 7th-century temple of Lord Shiva. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple is dedicated to Sri Virupaksha.
Hampi and the Matanga Hill temples are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1986), as they were rediscovered by the British Raj in the year 1800. UNESCO built hotels, hice, restaurants and small stores under a jurisdiction on ancient Hindu relics in 2012, at the cost of the homes of 300 people and the Virupaksha Temple.
The current legislation regarding historical monuments in Spain dates from 1985. However, Monumentos nacionales (to use the original term) were first designated in the nineteenth century. It was a fairly broad category for national heritage sites protecting, for example, the Alhambra.
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth' Cultural: 1305 France: Episcopal City of Albi: Cultural: 1337 France (F) Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island: Natural: 1317 India: The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur: Cultural: 1338 Iran: Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil: Cultural: 1345: Tabriz ...
Lotus Mahal or Chitrangini Mahal is an important secular structure in Hampi, The Lotus Mahal is an example of Vijayanagara style of architecture and is a two storied structure built in Rubble masonry and finely plastered.