Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Brihadeswara temple is famous because it is

  1. The world's first granite temple

  2. The oldest temple of India

  3. The oldest temple of the world

  4. The temple covering the largest area
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Explanation

The Brihadeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (built 1010 CE), is indeed the world's first complete granite temple. It was built by Rajaraja Chola I and required extraordinary engineering as entire structure was carved from granite. Options about oldest or largest area are incorrect.

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