The eastern and the tallest Gopuram (also known as Rajagopuram) at the entrance of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, India. It has 11 stories on a base made of granite, measuring 135 ft (41 m) by 98 ft (30 m). It was begun by king Krishnadevaraya (1509–29 CE) of the Vijayanagara dynasty, and completed by Sevappa Nayaka (1532–80 CE).
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