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Subject Brihadishvara Temple (Thanjavur)

1. Photo 11(5)

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Photo 11(5)
Title:
View showing the old moat and ramparts of Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of the old moat with ramparts on the right, towards the outer gopura of the Brihadishvara Temple on the skyline, Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 11(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(6)
Title:
The ramparts of Tanjore with outer gopuram of the Pagoda. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of the old moat and ramparts, Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. The outer gopura of the Brihadishvara temple can be seen to the right of the moat.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 11(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(7)
Title:
The Great Pagoda and Stone Bull, Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Great Pagoda and Nandi pavilion in the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. View from the south-east corner of the Brihadishvara Temple court at Tanjore (Thanjavur), looking towards the Nandi pavilion, with the main sanctuary of the temple beyond.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 11(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(8)
Title:
The great Stone Bull, Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Stone Bull in the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. Side view of the great Nandi sculpture in the Brihadishvara temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 11(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(9)
Title:
The great Pagoda, Tanjore, from the ramparts. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Great Pagoda of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. View looking towards the sanctuary tower of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 11(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(10)
Title:
The great Pagoda at Tanjore with corridor on the northern side. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Great Pagoda of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. The Brihadishvara Temple built by the Chola king Rajaraja around 1010, is a monumental temple standing in the middle of a large courtyard surrounded by smaller shrines.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 11(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(11)
Title:
Carved stone temple near the Pagoda, Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Subrahmanya temple in the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. The Brihadishvara Temple built by the Chola king Rajaraja around 1010, is a monumental temple standing in the middle of a large courtyard surrounded by smaller shrines. To the east, a mon...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 11(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(12)
Title:
The inner gopuram, Tanjore, from the interior of the quadrangle. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the inner gopuram in the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. The Brihadishvara Temple built by the Chola king Rajaraja around 1010, is a monumental temple standing in the middle of a large courtyard surrounded by smaller shrines. To the east of the temp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 27(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 27(34)
Title:
The Great Tower over the chief shrine of the Temple, Tanjore. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards the massive vimana of the Chola period Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore (modern Thanjavur). Subjects = architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); temples; vimanas (towered sanctuaries)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 27(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 27(35)
Title:
[Detail of the vimana or great tower of the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of sculpture on the lower stories of the vimana of the Brihadishvara Temple. Subjects = architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Hindu); temples; vimanas (towered sanctuaries)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item