Great Living Chola Temples

Great Living Chola Temples
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Scenes from the three temples
LocationTamil Nadu, India
IncludesThe Brihadisvara Temple Complex, Thanjavur
The Brihadisvara Temple Complex, Gangaikondacholapuram
The Airavatesvara Temple Complex, Darasuram
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iii)
Reference250bis
Inscription1986 (10th Session)
Extensions2004
Area21.88 ha (54.1 acres)
Buffer zone16.715 ha (41.30 acres)
Coordinates10°46′59″N 79°07′57″E / 10.78306°N 79.13250°E / 10.78306; 79.13250
Great Living Chola Temples is located in India
Great Living Chola Temples
Location of Great Living Chola Temples in India
Great Living Chola Temples is located in Tamil Nadu
Great Living Chola Temples
Great Living Chola Temples (Tamil Nadu)

The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of Chola dynasty era Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple at Thanjavur was added in the list in 1987, while the other two temples were added in 2004.[1]

Completed between early 11th and the 12th century CE, the monuments include:[2]

  1. ^ "Great Living Chola Temples". World Heritage: Unesco.org. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Great Living Chola Temples" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 6 November 2010.