Built in the 11th century, during the reign of Rajaraja Chola I, this temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - 'Great Living Chola Temples'. It a typical example of Dravidian style of architecture. The temple is surrounded by a moat and is entered through a gateway in the east through two Gopurams or towers called the Keralaanthagan Gopuram and the Rajarajan Gopuram The sanctum of the temple is two storeyed and houses the Shiva lingam. The lingam here is called Peruvudaiya, Rasjarajeshwaramudvya. It is a huge lingam, and is said to be one of the grandest in existence. For more information : www.thanjavur.com/bragathe.htm
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Chinese temples are traditional buildings constructed for the worship of religious deities, ancestors, sages, and folk immortals.
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Japanese architecture - Japanese architecture - Asuka Period, Temples, Shrines: The Asuka period was a time of transformation for Japanese society. It is named for the Asuka area at the southern end of the Nara (Yamato) Basin (a few miles to the south of the present-day city of Nara), which was the political and cultural centre of the country. Japan’s interest in and contacts with continental cultures continued to increase in the Asuka. A wide range of political and cultural relations with the Korean kingdoms of Koguryŏ, Silla, and, in particular, Paekche provided an opportunity for comparatively systematic assimilation of vast amounts of Korean culture, Chinese culture read through a
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