Showing posts with label monument. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monument. Show all posts

Thursday, May 24, 2012

KAILASH TEMPLE

Concept          : Single Rock-Cut Temple
Location         : Ellora Caves , INDIA
Built in            : 8th Century
Built By           : Krishna I
USP                   : 
        • vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavated downward, exhuming the temple out of the existing rock.
        • UNESCO WOrld Heritage Site.
Dynasty           : Rashtrakutas

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

GATEWAY ARCH

















Concept         : To commemorate the westward expansion of the United States
Location        : St. Louis, USA
Architect       : Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel
Built                : 1947 
USP                  : 

        • Tallest standing structure in US
        • 192 metres high