Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

The Brihadisvara Temple is a dedicated to Shiva in , , in the state of . Completed in 1035 CE by Rajendra Chola I as a part of his new capital, this Chola dynasty era temple is similar in design, and has a similar name, as the older 11th century, Brihadeeswarar Temple about 70 kilometres to the southwest in .
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  • Park
  • Description: an 11th century Chola Hindu temple, UNESCO world heritage site
  • Also known as
    “Brihadeeswarar Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple”
    “Brihadeeswarar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram”
    “Gagaikonda-solapuram temple”
    “Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple”
    “Gangaikondacholesvarar temple”
    “Gangapuri Shiva temple”

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Nearby places include Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Jayankondam.
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9 km west of Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

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Latitude
11.2063° or 11° 12′ 23″ north
Longitude
79.44878° or 79° 26′ 56″ east
Open location code
7J3X6C4X+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 390202698
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure = park
Wiki­data ID
Q5521034

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram” goes by many names.
Brihadishvara-Tempel (Gangaikonda Cholapuram)Bavarian
গঙ্গাইকোণ্ড চোলপুরম বৃহদীশ্বর মন্দিরBengali
布里哈迪希瓦拉神廟Chinese
康凯康达秋里斯瓦拉姆神庙Chinese
康凱康達秋里斯瓦拉姆神廟Chinese
معبد جانجاكوندا تشولابورامEgyptian Arabic
Templo GangaikondaĉolapuramoEsperanto
Brihadishvara-TempelGerman
Brihadishvara-Tempel (Gangaikonda Cholapuram)German
מקדש גנגאיקונדהHebrew
बृहदीश्वर मन्दिर, गंगैकोण्ड चोलपुरमHindi
गङ्गईकोण्ड चोलपुरम मन्दिरMaithili
बृहदीश्वर मन्दिर, गङ्गईकोन्डा चोलपुरमMaithili
ഭ്രീഹതീശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രംMalayalam
Tempelj Brihadisvara v Gangaikonda ČolapuramSlovenian
Templo GangaikondacholisvaramSpanish
கங்கைகொண்ட சோழீசுவரர் கோயில்Tamil
கங்கைகொண்ட சோழீஸ்வரர் கோயில்Tamil
Брихадишвара Гыйбадәтханәсе, Гангайкода ЧолапурамTatar
బృహదీశ్వర దేవాలయం, గంగైకొండ చోళపురంTelugu
Храм БрігадісвараUkrainian
храм Ґанґайконда-ЧолапурамUkrainian

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