{"product_id":"pattadakal-monumental-legacy","title":"Pattadakal - Monumental Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: George Michell\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Jeffery Gorbeck\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 97\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 97801956660579\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spite of being a unique heritage spot, no English language guidebook exists on Pattadakal.  Written lucidly with a useful glossary, this book provides interesting and useful information to the general reader, tourists and visitors to the site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe temples at Pattadakal, Badami (identified with the ancient city of Vatapi) and Aihole in northern Karnataka were built by the Early Chaulkyas, the most important line of kings to rule this part of the Deccan from the sixth to the eighth century.  These towns preserve a series of richly embellished and well preserved sandstone temples that are of outstanding interest for their architectural variety and sculptural beauty.  The largest and most elaborate early Chaulkya temples are those still standing at Pattadakal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn spite of being a unique heritage spot, no English language guidebook exists on Pattadakal. As the number of visitors to the site increase, this volume will fill the lacuna, guiding tourists through the maze of monuments with their mixed architectural styles and the intricately carved sculptures on the walls, columns, and ceilings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author provides succinct descriptions of each of these monuments highlighting the unique juxtaposition of the Nagara style of architecture of north India and the contrasting Dravida style of the south.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten lucidly with a useful glossary, the book provides interesting and useful information to the general reader, tourists and visitors to the site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE: INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Outline of the Early Chalukyas\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment of Architecture and Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTWO: THE PATTADAKAL SITE\u003cbr\u003eKadasiddheshvara Temple\u003cbr\u003eJambulinga Temple\u003cbr\u003eGalaganatha Temple\u003cbr\u003eChandrashekhara Temple\u003cbr\u003eSangameshvara Temple\u003cbr\u003eInscribed Pillar\u003cbr\u003eVirupaksha Temple\u003cbr\u003eMallikarjuna Temple\u003cbr\u003eKashivishvanatha Temple\u003cbr\u003ePapanatha Temple\u003cbr\u003eRuined Mandapa\u003cbr\u003eJain Temple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eVisitors' Information\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"George Michell \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153634292080,"sku":"9529","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/9529.jpg?v=1793911826","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/pattadakal-monumental-legacy","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}