Architecture of Karnataka

rdf:langString Architecture of Karnataka

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rdf:langString Symmetrical architecture on jagati at Somanathapura

rdf:langString Nanjangud temple originally built by the Ganga Dynasty rulers in the ninth century

rdf:langString Amrtesvara Temple at Annigeri

rdf:langString Chamundeshwari Temple, Hoysala and Vijayanagara styles

rdf:langString Bahubali in Badami cave number 4

rdf:langString Cheluva-Narayana Swamy Temple, Melukote

rdf:langString Durga temple at Aihole North Karnataka

rdf:langString Inside the Golden Temple

rdf:langString Jaganmohan Palace, Hindu style

rdf:langString Kadamba shikara with Kalasa on top

rdf:langString Keerthinarayana Temple at Talakad

rdf:langString Lad Khan Temple at Aihole North Karnataka

rdf:langString Madhukeshwara Temple

rdf:langString Mahadeva Temple at Itagi

rdf:langString One of the Barid Shahi tombs at Bidar

rdf:langString Outside view of Buddhist Golden Temple

rdf:langString Pillars with Hippogryphs at Hampi

rdf:langString Siddhesvara Temple at Haveri

rdf:langString Siva and Parvathi – Hoysaleswara Temple

rdf:langString Someshwara temple at Lakshmeshwara

rdf:langString Star shaped Vimana at Somanathapura

rdf:langString Statue of Gomateshwara

rdf:langString Temple recovered from sand dunes at Talakadu

rdf:langString Temple wall, Hoysala style carvings at Hampi

rdf:langString Tipu Sultan's tomb, Islamic architecture

rdf:langString Trikuteshwara temple complex in Gadag

rdf:langString Twin Towered Temple at Sudi

rdf:langString Vitthala temple with musical pillars, Hoysala style multigonal base, Hampi

rdf:langString Unearthed Underground Vishnu temple

rdf:langString Vijayanagar Raja Gopura at Hampi

rdf:langString Lalitha Mahal palace, concepts from English manor houses and Italian palazzos

rdf:langString Vishnu seated an Adisesha in the Badami cave temple

rdf:langString Sala fighting the tiger, the symbol of Hoysala Empire in Belur

rdf:langString Mahmud Gawan Madrasa at Bidar, built during the 15th century by the Bahmani Sultanate

rdf:langString Mosque in the mausoleum complex Ibrahim Rauza at Bijapur

rdf:langString Mysore Palace, exterior Indo-Saracenic style, interior Hoysala

rdf:langString The Vidhana Soudha is the seat of Karnataka's Legislative assembly

rdf:langString Gopura of Murudeshwara Temple and statue of Lord Shiva

rdf:langString Hoysala carving of Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi from a Belur-Halebid temple

rdf:langString Ishvara temple at Arasikere with an unusual 16-pointed stellate mantapa

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rdf:langString Kirtimukha decoration at Kasivisvesvara Temple, Lakkundi

rdf:langString Dravidian architecture

rdf:langString Architecture of Kingdom of Mysore

rdf:langString Badami Chalukya Architecture, Aihole cave temple

rdf:langString Badami Chalukya Architecture, Badami cave temples

rdf:langString Neo Dravidian architecture, Karnataka

rdf:langString Vijayanagara architecture

rdf:langString Synthesis of several schools of architecture during Kadamba Dynasty

rdf:langString Tibetan Culture & Tibetan architecture in Karnataka

rdf:langString Amrtesvara Temple at Annigeri.JPG

rdf:langString View of Akkana Basadi from northeastern side at Shravanabelagola.jpg

rdf:langString View of dilapidated main mantapa at the Vitthala templein Hampi.jpg

rdf:langString Badami,_Höhle_4,_Bahubali_.jpg

rdf:langString Balligavi Kedareshwara profile retouched.JPG

rdf:langString Barid Shahi 05.jpg

rdf:langString Bijapur Ibrahim Rauza mosque.jpg

rdf:langString Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore 2.jpg

rdf:langString Chandikesvara Temple in Hampi.jpg

rdf:langString Cheluv Narayanaswamy.JPG

rdf:langString ChennaKeshava_Temple,_Belur.JPG

rdf:langString Complete view of Mahumad Gawan.JPG

rdf:langString Doddagaddavalli Lakshmidevi temple1 retouched.JPG

rdf:langString Durga_Temple.jpg

rdf:langString Gadag Trikuteshwara temple complex 3.JPG

rdf:langString GolGumbaz2.jpg

rdf:langString GoldenTemple1.JPG

rdf:langString GoldenTemple2.JPG

rdf:langString Gomateswara.jpg

rdf:langString Gumbaz.jpg

rdf:langString Halebid1.jpg

rdf:langString Hoysala emblem.JPG

rdf:langString Hoysaleshvara Temple at Halebidu.jpg

rdf:langString Isvara Temple at Arasikere in Hassan district.jpg

rdf:langString Jagan mohan palace2.jpg

rdf:langString Karnataka Hampi IMG 0730.jpg

rdf:langString LadKhanTempleAihole.JPG

rdf:langString Lakshminarasimha Temple at Nuggihalli.jpg

rdf:langString Lalitha Mahal Palace 2007.jpg

rdf:langString Madhukeshwara Temple.JPG

rdf:langString Mahadeva temple at Itagi in Koppal district.jpg

rdf:langString Mantapa in Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.jpg

rdf:langString Murudeshwar temple statue.JPG

rdf:langString Mysore-Palace-different-lightings.JPG

rdf:langString Nanjanagudu 1.jpg

rdf:langString Philomena_Church_Mysore.JPG

rdf:langString Prasanna Virupaksha temple at Hampi.jpg

rdf:langString Roofarchitecture som.jpg

rdf:langString Siddhesvara Temple Haveri.JPG

rdf:langString Somanathapura Keshava temple altered.JPG

rdf:langString Someshwara_temple_at_Lakshmeshwara.jpg

rdf:langString Sudi twin tower shiva temple 1.jpg

rdf:langString Talakadu Temple.jpg

rdf:langString Vidhana Soudha DS.jpg

rdf:langString Vishnu_image_inside_cave_number_3_in_Badami.jpg

rdf:langString View of wall relief with sikhara in background at Vaidyeshvara temple at Talakad.jpg

rdf:langString View of Hazare Rama Temple from outside the prakara.jpg

rdf:langString Jain temple at Lakkundi built in the Kalyani Chalukya style.jpg

rdf:langString Kirtimukha decoration on sikhara at Kasivisvesvara temple at Lakkundi.jpg

rdf:langString Kirthimukha at Kasivisvesvara Temple at Lakkundi.JPG

rdf:langString The antiquity of architecture of Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ) can be traced to its southern Neolithic and early Iron Age, Having witnessed the architectural ideological and utilitarian transformation from shelter- ritual- religion. Here the nomenclature 'Architecture' is as old as c.2000 B.C.E. The upper or late Neolithic people in order to make their shelters, they constructed huts made of wattle and doab, that were buttressed by stone boulders, presumably having conical roof resting on the bamboo or wooden posts into red murram or paved granite chips as revealed in archaeological excavations in sites like Brhamagiri (Chitradurga district), Sanganakallu, Tekkalakota (Bellary district), Piklihal (Raichur district). Megaliths are the dominant archaeological evidence of the early Iron Age (c. 1500 B.C.E- 100 C.E unsettled date). There are more than 2000 early Iron Age burial sites on record, who laid the foundation for a high non-perishable architecture in the form of various distinct architectural styles of stone built burials, which are ritualistic in its character. The active religious architecture is evident 345 with that of the Kadamba Dynasty. Karnataka is a state in the southern part of India originally known as the State of Mysore. Over the centuries, architectural monuments within the region displayed a diversity of influences, often relaying much about the artistic trends of the rulers of twelve different dynasties. Its architecture ranges dramatically from majestic monolith, such as the Gomateshwara, to Hindu and Jain places of worship, ruins of ancient cities, mausoleums and palaces of different architectural hue. Mysore Kingdom (Wodeyar) rule has also given an architectural master structure in the St. Philomena's Church at Mysore (extolled by the King as a structure of divine compassion and the eager gratitude of men) which was completed in 1956, in addition to many Dravidian style architectural temples. Two of the monuments (Pattadakal and Hampi) are listed under the UNESCO World Heritage List of 22 cultural monuments in India. Styles of Indo-Saracenic, Renaissance, Corinthian, Hindu, Indo-Greek and Indo-British style palaces were built in Mysore, the city of palaces. Sikh architecture at Bidar (1512) and also in Bangalore in 1956 can also be cited as having an impact on the architectural composition of the state. Apart from the ancient traditional Buddhist Viharas which existed in India since ancient times, since the Independence of India in 1947, Karnataka has experienced some marked architectural changes, notably by the influx of Tibetan refugees which arrived in the state between 1963 and 1997, bringing with them the traditional Tibetan art and architectural styles, reflected in the Buddhist monastery at Bylakuppe for instance. Vidhana Soudha (built in Bangalore in 1953) and the tallest temple at Murudeshwar are witnesses to the Neo–Dravidian architectural influences which have evolved since independence. The chronology of the architecture of Karnataka is elaborated in the right-hand box.