GREAT WORLD HERITAGE SITES HAMPI GROUP OF MONUMENTS.
Informative Article:- Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site :- Stone Chariot, Hampi (Photo Credit-Pixabay) Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi town, Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. It is also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi.¹ The site comprises an array of market complexes, temples, shrines, hill monuments, water reservoirs, elephant stables, community kitchens and fountains, mosque and tomb. The structures are broadly classified into Hindu, Jain and Muslim monuments. The site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries.² Ancient Temples Art and Architecture, Hampi (Photo Credit-Pixabay) HISTORY OF HAMPI :- Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. It was a fortified city. Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers...