About Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple

"Brihadeshwara Temple is a Hindu temple committed to Shiva situated in Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Ariyalur locale, in the South Indian province of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the biggest temples in India and is a case of Dravidian engineering worked by the Chola line. It was worked by Rajendra Chola I and finished in 1035 Advertisement. 

In present day times, the temple remains in the midst of weather beaten dividers. The vimanam (temple tower) is 55 m (180 ft) high and displayed like the Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur. The temple is a standout amongst the most went by vacation destinations in Tamil Nadu."

The temple was developed in 1035 Advertisement by Rajendra Chola I (1014-44 CE), the child of the well known Chola lord Raja Chola I, who manufactured the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur. A few specialists trust that the temple was worked amid 1020, amid the sixth regnal year, however engravings demonstrate the twentieth regnal year, which is 1035 Promotion. Rajendra needed to copy the temple worked by his dad after his triumph in the Ganges over the Pala Tradition. He expected the name of Gangaikonda Cholan, which means the person who vanquished the Ganges.