Hampi (India (Antique Collectors Club))
Editorial Reviews Outlook Traveller, March, 2004 [A] well-researched and excellently photographed introduction to Hampi; has excellent archival photographs and ancient travellers' accounts Book Description Hampi is one of the most beautiful and evocative of all historical sites in south India. Austere yet grandiose, Hampi was established as the seat of the Vijayanagara empire in the mid-14th century, a time when art and architecture flourished. Contemporary chroniclers from Arabia, Italy, Portugal and Russia visited the empire during this period and left glowing accounts of a city that was conquered by Muslim invaders in AD 1565, pillaged for six months, and abandoned. Hampi is an exploration of this dramatic landscape that still contains many examples of secular architecture such as royal palaces, water tanks, market places, stables and memorial stones. It also examines the temples renowned for their florid ornamentation, intricate carvings, magnificent pavilions, stately pillars and a wealth of iconographic and traditional depictions. The book includes site plans and three-dimensional reconstructions of the site. Hampi (India (Antique Collectors Club))
Hampi (India (Antique Collectors Club)),John M. Fritz,George Mitchell,John Gollings,India Book House,8175083360,Architecture,General,History - General,Sociology,Asian archaeology,India,Places & peoples: general interest
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