SUN TEMPLE
PLACE: KONARK,
PURI DISTRICT, ODISHA
BUILT BY:
NARSHIMHADEVA I
FAMOUS FOR: Stone carvings
HISTORY: The Konark SUN TEMPLE is situated in the Puri district of Odisha. It is also
known as BLACK PAGODA. It is located on the east coast of the Bay of Bengal Sea.
This temple is a brief architecture of stone carvings and it has 24 wheels and
it is built in the form of the chariot of Surya. It is one of the glimpses of
ancient scientific excavations. This temple was constructed from oxidizing
weathered ferruginous colored sandstone. In 1984 UNESCO declared this temple as a world heritage site of India.
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