history of architecture

1. AIHOLE

2. Location

3. Aihole
AIHOLE
• Aihole is the small village on
the banks of River
Malarprabha , located near
Badami in the state of
Karnataka.
• The village of Aihole contains
over 125 temples from the early
western Chalukya and later
periods(6th 12th century)
• Aihole ,often termed as the
“cradle of Indian architecture “
• The artisians worked on the
rocks to create the earliest rock
cut shrines and graduated to
the full fledged Chalukya style
of architecture

4. Templesof aihole
• Ravana phadi
• Durga temple
• Hucchimalli gudi
• Lad khan
• In the above we visited to
DURGA TEMPLE

6. DURGA TEMPEL
• At Aihole , the first capital of
Chalukya dynasty.
• Chalukyan dynasty 3
important cities .
Aihole, Badami,
Pattadakal .
• Not a goddess durga temple
(“durga “=fort).
• Durga temple structural

7. DURGA TEMPLE
 Temple was built roughly between( 7th 8th century
B.C)
 It is not known to which deity the temple was
originally dedicated .The entrance is in east
An incomplete tower preches on the roof
above the sanctuary .The shikhara seems to be
inspired from north temple

8.  Elevated plinth
 Apsidal sanctuary like buddhist chaitya
 Pillared gallery encircling sanctum
 2aisles ,2 row of column , 1 nave
 1 entrance, 2 flight of stairs
 Square shikara
 Carvings
Architectural highlights

9. Architectural highlights

10. PLAN

11. The temple’s unusual apsidal form is thought to
imitate the earlier buddhist chaitya halls
An inner wall of similar shape encloses the
sanctuary.
An colonnaded corridor runs around the temple
enveloping the shrine,the mukhamantapa and
sabhamantapa and also parikrama or
circumbalation
PLAN

12. The porch faces east.
Entrance stairs ran up
sideways,behind the frontal
barrier wall in the
foreground.
The column are decorated
with couple sculptures
They are intricate lattice on
windows and a riot of
carvings on the wall and
ceiling.
Entrance porch

13. • The medallation depicts a stylized lotus pond.A
school of fish ,encircled by a band of lotus
plants ,coverages radially to central nub.
• The design is symmentric , with plants arranged
in alternating closed and open view .the formal
pattern is much enlivenedby the naturalistic
rendering of its fish and plants motifs.
• A naga king, his body coiled into a circle,is
accompained by female attendants .
• In his right hand ,the naga carries a garland
(not his tall ,as it may seem at first).
• In his left hand,he bears an offering platter,
which ,like those of the attendants,is filled with
fruits of the earth
CEILING ARTICULATION

14. SCULPTURES IN TEMPLE
Shiva with nandi Narasimha

15. SCULPTURES IN TEMPLE
Vishnu with garuda Harihara

16. SCULPTURES IN TEMPLE
Durga Varaha

19. PRESENTED BY
SHABNAM
B.ARCH..