Study the Picture of the Brihadeswara Temple and Answer the Following Questions: When and by Whom Was the Temple Built?

Study the picture of the Brihadeswara Temple and answer the following questions:

When and by whom was the Temple built?

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In 1000 AD, Rajaraja the Great, of the Chola dynasty built the Temple.

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Sources of the Cholas - Brihadishwara Temple

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Give one evidence to suggest that the Brihadeswara Temple is a repository of every branch of art.

Study the picture of the Brihadeswara Temple and answer the following questions:

Name the place where the Temple is located

Study the picture of the Brihadeswara Temple and answer the following question:

Mention outstanding features of the Temple

Which is the best example of Chola temples?

What is known as the ‘gopuram’?

To what use was the temple put during the Chola period?

Give an example of sculpture during the Chola period.

Study the picture of the Brihadeswara Temple and answer the following question:

Who built this temple?

With reference to the South Indian temples answer the following question:

The role of the temple as a landlord.

Give one evidence to suggest that Cholas constructed magnificent temples.