Group of Monuments at Hampi

World Heritage
India
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Austere yet majestic, Hampi was the final capital of the last great Hindu kingdom, Vijayanagar. Its extremely wealthy princes built Dravidian temples and palaces that wowed travelers between the 14th and 16th centuries. In 1565, the Deccan Muslim League captured the city, which was sacked within six months before being abandoned.

Left, Hazara Rama temple; Right, pillars inside

Shiva linga (left) and fierce Yoga-Narasimha monoliths carved in-situ. Narasimha is damaged, his ped...

Hampi Map, 1911 Survey

Hemakuta hill temples

Hampi is set in a rocky terrain. Above, one of the many Vijayanagara market ruins, with Tungabhadra ...

The ruins of Krishna Temple

The Stone Chariot

Vitthala temple gopuram and market

Left, Achyutaraya temple ruins; Right, market in front of the temple ruins

Left, Hazara Rama temple Right, pillars inside

Left, Achyutaraya temple ruins Right, market in front of the temple ruins

The Garuda stone chariot and Vitthala temple gopuram in 1856 (left) and 2016

The Garuda shrine in the form of stone chariot at Vitthala temple

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image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hampi%20si1084.jpg
executive body Group of monuments at Hampi
ELSTAT geographical code hampi
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/02476y
Commons category Group of monuments at Hampi
has part Georgian
coordinate location Point(76.462162 15.334547)
start time 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
point in time 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
topic's main category Category:Hampi
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vittahla%20Temple%20panorama.jpg
heritage designation State Protected Monument
elevation above sea level 467
area 4187.24
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online
Atlas Obscura identifier hampi
category for maps Category:Maps of Hampi

country India
start time 1947-08-15T00:00:00Z
country Vijayanagara Empire
start time 1336-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 1646-01-01T00:00:00Z
located in the administrative territorial entity Ballari District
start time 1800-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
official website http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_hampi.asp
end time 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
official website https://asi.nic.in/hampi/
language of work or name English
start time 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name مجمّع النصب في هامبي
official name Group of Monuments at Hampi
official name Conjunto monumental de Hampi
official name Ensemble monumental de Hampi
official name ハンピの建造物群
official name Monumentengroep van Hampi
official name Памятники Хампи
official name 汉皮古迹群
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity Larousse Encyclopedia online
area 19453.62
applies to part buffer zone