02-02-2015, 07:52 AM
SUN TEMPLE- KONARK
Designed and constructed in the form of a pyramid and stretching above like a tower, Konark Sun Temple resembles the structural formation of the temples that can be found in Kalinga. The area of the Sun Temple of Konark is 857 ft by 540 ft.
The temple was built by King Narasimha Deva-I of the Ganga Dynasty. A workforce of 12 hundred artisans and architects invested their creative talent, energy and artistic commitment for an exhausting period of 12 years.
Designed and constructed in the form of a pyramid and stretching above like a tower, Konark Sun Temple resembles the structural formation of the temples that can be found in Kalinga. The area of the Sun Temple of Konark is 857 ft by 540 ft.
The temple was built by King Narasimha Deva-I of the Ganga Dynasty. A workforce of 12 hundred artisans and architects invested their creative talent, energy and artistic commitment for an exhausting period of 12 years.