A term referring to the shape of an apse, an architectural element that serves as a semi-circular end for a building, covered with a hemispherical dome or vault. It is usually found in South Asian, especially Buddhist shrines and cave temples.
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A long, rigid hydraulic structure constructed perpendicular to the seashore or riverbank to interrupt flow of water. They are usually…
Translating to 'womb chamber' from Sanskrit, it is the innermost sanctuary in Jain, Buddhist and Hindu temples, within which the…
The central section of the entablature (a capital on the top of a pillar), situated below the cornice and above…
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
A small antechamber connecting the garbhagriha (inner sanctum) of the temple to its mandapa (pillared hall). It is a feature…
A horizontal band resting on pillar capitals, they are divided into three parts — the architrave (the bottom), the frieze…
A layout in traditional Hindu temple architecture in which the central shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines, each at…
The name of the vimana (the sanctum sanctorum and the tower over it) of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra…