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state. It is about 30 km (19 ma) north-west of Hassan and about 16 km (9.9 ma) from Belur temple. The temple is reached by a 210 km (130 mi) long drive of about 4 hours on the National Highway 75 heading west from Bangalore Airport. The nearest city to both the temples of Hassan
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and north tower and in parts of the platform of the main temple. The repaired temples was damaged in the 19th century, then rebuilt by the colonial-era
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was completed in 1258 AD by King Somnath. He also built a fort wall around the land, but these are now in ruins. The Hoysala kings employed many famous
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was completed in 1117 AD, although the complex continued to expand for over 100 years. Ketamalla, an employee of King Vishnuvardhana, built the
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The architectural style of the three temples was developed by the early Hoysala rulers – who established their new kingdoms and regimes in
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was also badly damaged. It was repaired in the 16th century with financial support and grants from the emperors of the
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in 1150 AD. It also mentions that the king granted land for the construction, operation and maintenance of the
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temple in 1121 AD. It is the largest temple built by the Hoysala kings dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The
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and craftsmen, who developed a new architectural tradition, which art historian Adam Hardy calls the
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between the 11th and 14th centuries. By the end of the 12th century, they had expanded the agrarian
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in 1117 AD, it considered the "five foundations" of his legacy. The main Chennakeshava Temple at
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas is located in three places in two districts of
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of their kingdom and had also begun to establish taxation, revenue and
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in the early 14th century and another Delhi Sultanate army of Sultan
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district. The temple is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) away from
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The temples became targets of plundered and destruction by the
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in 2023, for their outstanding architecture, hyper-realistic
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The Puffin History of India for Children, 3000 BC - AD 1947
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Temples, religious affiliations and consecration years
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Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
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The Hoysala dynasty ruled large parts of present-day
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Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
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Index

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location
Karnataka
India
Chennakeshava Temple
Belur
Hoysaleswara Temple
Halebidu
Keshav Temple
Somanathapura
Criteria
1670
Session
Hoysala-style
South India
World Heritage Site
Somanathapura
Belur
Halebidu
Hoysala Empire
UNESCO
World Heritage List
sculptures
stone carvings
South India
Chennakeshava Temple
Belur
Vishnuvardhana
Hoysaleswara Temple

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