It has been frequently said that Tamil Nadu is a mini India with a little bit of the rest of the country: rivers, waterfalls, valleys, coastal areas, mountains, fauna, and architecture. The state possibly is not the only attraction, but believe me, you’re not going to miss it!
5 Best Architectural Marvels in Tamil Nadu:
1. Rocky Pallava Architecture
The Pallava Dynasty was ruled by the Monumental Kingdom of Mahabalipuram and its capital city, Kanchipuram, in the modern Indian State of Tamil Nadu, and ruled from 600 to the 900s. Pioneers of South Indian architecture were Pallava kings.
The temples sculpted on the rock of Mahabalipuram are the greatest contributions of Pallava Architecture. There are halls in Mahabalipuram with sculptured and excavated columns and monolithic pagodas known as Rathat of Mahabalipuram.
The coastal temple established in the region of Mahabalipuram by Narasimhavarman I II is noteworthy.
2. Architecture Pandya
The Temple of Andal is the official emblem of the Tamil Nadu Government. The Temple is the official Pandya architecture.
Periyaazvari, the goddess of the king, is said to have built it with the god of clay who won discussions at King Pandya Palace, Vallabhadeva. The key symbol of Sriviliputturit is the construction of a twelve-story tower, which is devoted to Vatapatrasayee as ruler of Srivilliputturit.
The 59-meter-high temple tower is the official emblem of the Tamil Nadu State. The famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai is also a major temple of Pandya Architecture.
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3. Chola Architecture
The kings of Chola ruled from 848 to 1280 and included Rajaraja Cholan and his son Rajendra Chola, who founded temples such as the Temple of Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar and the Brihadeeshwarar Temple of the Gangaikonds of Cholapuram and the Temple of Daraburama Airavatesvara.
The first three temples were called the UNESCO World Patrimony Chola Great Living Temples. After the time of the first royal king Vijayalaya Chola and the diverse lines of the Temple Vijayalaya Choshisvaram near to Narttamalai, the Chola rulers had been very fertile builders.
Those are the first examples of Dravidian temples ruling Chola. Around the Kanch and Kumbakonam regions his son of Aditya built several temples.
4. Chidambaram Thillai Nataraja Temple
An illustrious example of this is Kanaca-Sabai (Golden Phase) at the Chidambaram Thillai Nataraja Temple. A unique pagoda is completely paved with gold tiles but differs from most other Vimanas in its construction and large proportions. Historic evidence shows that Parantaka Chola I created this Vimana in the 9th century to cover it with decorative gold surviving to this day.
A very famous example where the main pagoda gopuram has an extraordinary place in the history and reputation of the temple is in Vimana Ananda Nilayam, of the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala. There are two golden vimas at the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Mr. Shiva’s exquisite and the second his Meenakshi wife.
5. Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore
Another prominent example of a very high altitude is the Vimana of Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore. It is an uncommon shape.
The city saw a rise in the Modernist architecture style after independence. When the LIC Building was concluded in 1959 as the highest building in the world, the area changed from brick and lime to concrete columns. However, in the Port of Chennai, weather radar prevented buildings over 60 meters in a 10-km radius from being built.
There is also 1,5, much less than smaller towns in the country, in the area in the business district of the district. Unlike other metropolitan cities, where vertical growth is noteworthy, the town has spread horizontally.
On the other hand, peripheral areas are being vertically developed and over 50-story towers are being constructed, especially in the south and south-west of the city.
