Indian Temple Architecture - Class VII

The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in 1010 A.D. It was built by Parashurama, Rajaraja Chola in the '10th century' in Thanjavur. 

The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had the tallest shikhara amongst
temples of its time. Constructing it was not easy because there were no
cranes in those days and the 90 tonne stone for the top of the shikhara
was too heavy to lift manually. So the architects built an inclined path
to the top of the temple, placed the boulder on rollers and rolled it
all the way to the top. The path started more than four kilometres away
so that it would not be too steep. The path was dismantled after the
temple was constructed.

The Kakatiya capital city of Orugallu was so designed as to have the
temple of Svayambhu Shiva at the centre. This was built by the Kakatiyas
to proclaim their power and status as independent kings.

Rajarajeshvara
tample, An inscription mentions that it was built by King Rajarajadeva
for the workship of his god. The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had
the tallest shikhara amongst temples of its time.

The Brihadeshwara temple is situated in Thanjuvar. The temple is also known as Rajarajeshwara and was constructed by Raja Raja Chola. It is the largest South Indian temple constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.

The Brihadeshwara temple, located in Thanjavur, was constructed by the Chola king Rajaraja I in the early 11th century.

The Brihadeshwara temple is also known as the Rajarajeshwar temple, named after the Chola king Rajaraja I who commissioned it.

Monuments provide an insight into the technologies used for construction. 
The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had the tallest shikhara amongst the temples of its time. Constructing it was not an easy task as there were no cranes and the 90 tonne stone was too heavy for manual lifting.
So architects built an inclined plane to the top of the temple, placed the boulder on rollers and rolled it all the way to the top. The path started more than four kilometres away so that it would not be too steep.

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of Rajendra I. During his campaigns in the subcontinent, he also attacked the temples of defeated kings and looted their wealth and idols. Sultan Mahmud was not a very important ruler at that time. But by destroying temples especially the one at Somnath he tried to win credit as a great hero of Islam.

The Rajarajeshvara temple was built by Rajaraja chola the great Chola King.
It is located in the current state of Kerala.
The architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple was however, Kunjaramallan Rajaraja Perunthachchan who has his name carved on the walls of the temple.