(via Kiruba and Visithra)
One of my favorite temples, the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) purely for its fantastic location is safe after the latest tsunami attack. After visiting nearly 6-7 temples in Tamil Nadu as a part of my architecture study tour during my 2rd Year B.Arch, this temple remains my all-time favorite (although Thanjavur comes a close second as a functional temple). Listed by the United Nations as a World Heritage site, this temple stands in solitude against the slow ravaged of time and the sea. The sudden onrush of water didn’t deter this temple’s steadfastness. I am glad that future generations of architecture students will witness the same joyous experience that I did several years back.
I hope the Bas Relief and Pandav Rathas are safe too. Read the article at Hindu (via Kiruba)
“Shored Up” [Short URL: http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=426] was published Tuesday, January 4th, 2005 at 3:00 pm by Patrix, filed under Art & Architecture, India, and tagged as architecture, art, historic preservation, India, Mamallapuram, temple, tsunami. Both comments and linkbacks are closed.
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