West and South Sides of the Vimana Walls, Great Temple (Brihadeshvara) at Tanjore (Thanjavur)
Cleveland Museum of Art

West and South Sides of the Vimana Walls, Great Temple (Brihadeshvara) at Tanjore (Thanjavur)

Captain Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822–1902) · 1858

albumenized salt print from a waxed paper negative
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This is thought to have been the tallest structure in the world when it was constructed around 1000.

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