Virupaksha Temple, Vijayanagar, Hampi: the gopuram
Artist/Photographer | Pigou, William Henry (1818-1858) |
Country | India |
City | Hampi |
Subject Date | 1510 |
Image Date | 1857 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Hindu |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | A282/80 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Temples ; Courtyards ; Gateways |
SOURCE: Architecture in Dharwar and Mysore photographed by the late Dr Pigou ... [et al.] ; with an historical and descriptive memoir by Meadows Taylor ... and architectural notes by James Fergusson (London, 1886) NOTES: The Virupaksha Temple dates from 1442 and was rebuilt for the coronation of King Krishnadevaraya in 1510.
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