Hampi : discover the splendours of Vijayanagar. Ed. by Madhuparna Banerjee
Gupta, Subhadra Sen
Hampi : discover the splendours of Vijayanagar. Ed. by Madhuparna Banerjee - New Delhi Niyogi Books 2010 - 262p. - World heritage site series .
CONTENTS Introduction 7 1- A City Time Forgot 15 The.landscape and panorama of Hampi today 2 - A Kingdom by the Tungabhadra 39 History of the foundation of the Vijayanagar Empire 3 - From Zenith to Oblivion 71 History of the greatest years of the Vijayanagar Empire 4 - Krishnadeva Raya 109 Profile of the greatest monarch of Vijayanagar 5 - Living in Vijayanagar 127 Recreating the life of the people 6 - Pilgrims by a Sacred River 157 The art and architecture of the temples of Hampi 7 - A Quiet Pause at Vitthala 203 Experience the ambience at a unique temple 8- An Imperial Citadel 217 The majestic architecture of the Royal Enclosure Chronology 252 Further Reading 253 Maps 254 Index 256
818973864X
930.102 / GUP
Hampi : discover the splendours of Vijayanagar. Ed. by Madhuparna Banerjee - New Delhi Niyogi Books 2010 - 262p. - World heritage site series .
CONTENTS Introduction 7 1- A City Time Forgot 15 The.landscape and panorama of Hampi today 2 - A Kingdom by the Tungabhadra 39 History of the foundation of the Vijayanagar Empire 3 - From Zenith to Oblivion 71 History of the greatest years of the Vijayanagar Empire 4 - Krishnadeva Raya 109 Profile of the greatest monarch of Vijayanagar 5 - Living in Vijayanagar 127 Recreating the life of the people 6 - Pilgrims by a Sacred River 157 The art and architecture of the temples of Hampi 7 - A Quiet Pause at Vitthala 203 Experience the ambience at a unique temple 8- An Imperial Citadel 217 The majestic architecture of the Royal Enclosure Chronology 252 Further Reading 253 Maps 254 Index 256
818973864X
930.102 / GUP