On the earth tamilov. A miracle of architectural art

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The miracle of architectural art represents a temple complex in Mahabalipurame which in VI-IX was centuries the main port of prospering empire Pallavov. The coastal temple cut from rocky monoliths, seven temple pagodas, cave temples of VII century - the certificate of high level of architecture and a sculpture of that far time. Should surprise the world's largest petroglyphic bas-relief created at the same time. Four hundred figures cut out on it represent a legend how god Shiva granted waters of Ganges to the country of king Bhagirata. ' before us a grandiose picture, an original fresco in a stone, - with admiration French historian Ren Grusse wrote. - the Bas-relief - a classical art masterpiece on a composition, sincerity of promptings which were gathered by all these beings round sacred waters, on deep, bright love to the nature '.

Not less remarkable monuments of civil architecture Have remained. One of them-700-year-old a fortress in Dzhindzhi with powerful fortifikatsionnymi constructions, administrative and public buildings, sports complexes, warehouses, arsenals, difficult system of water supply. So impresses also a fort in Tiruchchirappalli, erected at top of the rock rising on absolutely equal district.