Hampi Vijayanagara
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TextPublication details: . Pictor Publishing Pvt Ltd. 2014Description: 160p. 14.3 x 1.07 x 19.53 cmISBN: - 9788184956023
- ARCH FRI
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Arthshila Ahmedabad | ARCH/FRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | BK01114 |
Hampi is one of the most beautiful and evocative of all historical sites in south India. Austere yet grandiose, it was established as the seat of the Vijayanagara empire in the mid-14th century, a time when art and architecture flourished. Contemporary chroniclers from Persia, Italy, Portugal and Russia visited the empire during this period and left glowing accounts of a city that was conquered by Sultanate troops in AD 1565, pillaged for six months and abandoned. Hampi Vijayanagara examines the temples renowned for their florid ornamentation, intricate carvings, magnificent pavilions, stately pillars and a wealth of iconographic and traditional depictions. The book also includes site plans and three-dimensional reconstructions.
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