The Brihadeeswarar Temple, also called colloquially as ‘Tanjai Periya Kovil’ is one of the architectural marvel of Tamil Nadu. This temple was built in Tanjore district, by the Chola Kings. The temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
This temple flaunts one of the highest Vimanam (Temple Tower), standing tall at 216 ft. The Kumbam (apex of the tower) is carved out of one single rock and weighs 80 ton. Another structure that is carved out of a single rock is the big statue of Nandi (the sacred bull) at the entrance, measuring about 16 ft long and 13 feet high.The Shivalingam is also gigantic at 8.7m high!
The unique feature of this temple is that the entire temple is made out of granite. One other reason for this temple to be world famous is that the shadow of the temple disappears at noon. The construction of this temple is such that the shadow doesn’t fall on the ground at noon. It is an architecture marvel, especially when we consider that this was built during the 1000 AD.
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