Great Living Chola Temples
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| Country | India |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Reference | 250 |
| Region ** | Asia-Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1987 (11th Session) |
| Extensions | 2004 |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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The Great Living Chola Temples are temples built during the Chola rule in the south of India. These temples are the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram. The Brihadisvara Temple was declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1987; the Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram were added as extensions to the site in 2004. The site is now known as the "Great Living Chola Temples". [1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Great Living Chola Temples". World Heritage: Unesco.org. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ "Great Living Chola Temples" (pdf). Unesco. http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/945rev.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
Media related to Great living Chola temples at Wikimedia Commons
- UNESCO's World Heritage Site listing the Chola temples
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Coordinates: 10°46′59″N 79°07′57″E / 10.78306°N 79.1325°E
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