Tanjore Periya Koil

India, Tamil Nadu

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Tanjore Periya Koil

    Thanjavur Periya Koil or Peruvudaiyar Koil or Brihadeeswar Temple being few of the names of this architectural marvel of Chola empire of Tamil nadu, India.   The Temple was built around 1010 C.E, the entire temple complex built using granite houses Shiva as its main deity. This is a UNESCO world heritage site. There are many hoaxes, myths, [...]

Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal

India, Tamil Nadu

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Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal

Constructed by an Italian architect, around 400 years back in 1636 by the erstwhile king of Madurai Thirumalai Nayak.  The pillars are about 13m in height, and there after the arches rise, giving the interior structure a total height of around 20m. Most of the construction is done using bricks and coated with shell lime [...]