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title: Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur
author: Aravindreddy.d
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3986/brihadishvara-temple-thanjavur/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2015-07-01
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# Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3986.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Brihadishvara [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), [Thanjavur](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tanjavur/), Tamil Nadu, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). c. 1010-1025 CE. The temple is, at 65 m high, one of the largest Chola period buildings.
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