Sun Temple, Konârak

World Heritage

India

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Bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the Konark Temple on the shores of the Bay of Bengal is a magnificent representation of the chariot of the sun god Surya; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic motifs and the horses are led by a team of six. Built in the 13th century, the temple is one of the most famous Brahmanical shrines in India.

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1822 drawing of the mandapa's east door and terrace musicians

Watercolour 'Somnath' drawing of the north side of Konark (1820). It depicts part of the main tower ...

Detail of carved chariot wheel

Original temple and the surviving structure (yellow), left the temple plan, right

Watercolour painting of two European officers with a dog exploring the interior, 1812

Konark Sun Temple panoramic view

Main structure of the Sun Temple

A lithography plate from James Fergusson's 'Ancient Architecture in Hindoostan' (1847) showing part ...

Original temple and the surviving structure (yellow), left; the temple plan, right

A stone wheel engraved in the walls of the temple. The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of...

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country	India
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Konark%20Sun%20Temple%20Architecture9.jpg
executive body	Sun Temple, Konârak
Wolfram Language entity code	Entity["Building", "KonarkSunTemple::97xjw"]
number of rooms	lccn-no2015045291
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02rd_67
Commons category	Sun Temple, Konârak
coordinate location	Point(86.094596 19.887444)
named as	Sun Temple
official website	http://konark.nic.in/
area	10.62
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
plan view image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Plan%20of%20Sun%20Temple%20of%20Konark%2C%20Orissa%2C%20India%20-%20HU%20version.svg
Wolfram Language entity code	Entity["Building", "KonarkSunTemple::97xjw"]

instance of	Hindu temple
of	solar deity
significant event	construction
point in time	1255-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time	1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	معبد الشمس في كوناراك
official name	Sun Temple, Konârak
official name	Templo del Sol en Konârak
official name	Temple du Soleil à Konârak
official name	コナーラクの太陽神寺院
official name	Zonnetempel van Konârak
official name	Храм Солнца в Конараке
official name	科纳拉克太阳神庙
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)