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Title/Caption	Lotus Palace
Variant Title/Caption	Lotus Mahal; Chitragni Mahal
Site/Creative Center	Hampi [Vijayanagara], Karnataka (India)
Date of Work	early 16th Century
Description of View	Total view northeast. [General view.]
Notes	This two-story pavilion is located in the ruined Deccan city of Vijayanagara (City of victory), the capital of a Hindu-ruled empire that was founded at Hampi. The city of Vijayanagara remained the capital for approximately 230 years under three distinct dynasties--Sangama, Salava and Tuluva--beginning ca. 1336 and ending ca. 1567. Situated in the center of an enclosure in the north-east area of the royal complex, this pavilion is variously known as the Lotus Mahal or Chitragni Mahal. There is little documentation as to its originial function. The pavilion is built on a symmetrically arranged stepped-plan with piers supporting cusped arches and interior vaulted spaces. Nine pyramidal towers with overhanging eaves surmount each of the bays. Incised detailing into the plaster walls, showing various decorative patterns, is still preserved around the arches. Stylistically, the building exemplifies an Indo-Islamic courtly style in its blending of the architectural traditions of the Bahmani kingdom of the Deccan and southern Indian features.
Technique/Process	architecture, architectural sculpture
Culture	Indian (South Asian)
Century	16th Century
Style of Work	Vijayanagar
Subject	Indian (South Asian) Sculpture, Indian (South Asian) Architecture, 16th Century Religious buildings Temples
Publisher	Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation
Publisher.Location	Freeport, Maine (United States)
Credit Line	(C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
Reference Number	Saskia Lia-2096
Collection Title	Architecture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu:2000/ah_copyright.html

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