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The Kadambas were the originators of the Karnataka architecture. [7] The most prominent basic feature of their architecture is the Shikara (dome), called Kadamba Shikara. The Shikara is pyramid shaped and rises in steps without any decoration, with a stupika or kalasha at the top. Occasionally the pyramids had perforated screen windows.
An idol of Nandi in Mysore, a common sculpture found in any temple of Karnataka Miniature shrines with Bhumija towers, Belur Virupaksha temple, Pattadakallu Chennakeshava Temple, Belur. Temples of Karnataka feature many architectural styles: Hoysala Architecture; Badami Chalukya Architecture; Vijayanagara architecture; Dravidian Architecture
The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list (state, ASI circle) and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 506 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Karnataka.
Vijayanagara architecture of 1336–1565 CE was a notable building idiom that developed during the rule of the imperial Hindu Vijayanagara Empire. The empire ruled South India , from their regal capital at Vijayanagara , on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in modern Karnataka , India .
Hoysala architecture is the building style in Hindu temple architecture developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries, in the region known today as Karnataka, a state of India. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century, when it dominated the Southern Deccan Plateau region.
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, or Sri Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipuram Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple is famous for its mysterious stone discs in the forecourt and the exact planning allowing the sun to shine on the shrine during certain time of the ...
Kadamba architecture was a style of temple architecture founded by Mayurasharma in the 4th century AD in Karnataka, India. [1] Kadambas created new style of architecture which was the basis of the Hoysalas style of architecture, developed original school of sculpture, was the forerunner of series of South Indian sculptors. [2]
Gol Gumbaz (lit. ' Round Dome '), [1] also written Gol Gumbad, [2] is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Bijapur, a city in Karnataka, India.It houses the remains of Mohammad Adil Shah, seventh sultan of the Adil Shahi dynasty, and some of his relatives.