{"id":53771,"date":"2021-09-27T06:57:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T06:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=53771"},"modified":"2021-09-27T10:17:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:17:04","slug":"nagara-school-of-architecture-upsc-daily-important-topic-27-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/nagara-school-of-architecture-upsc-daily-important-topic-27-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE &#8211; UPSC Daily Important Topic | 27 September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TOPIC: ART AND CULTURE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the 5th century A.D, a distinct style of architecture developed in the Northern part of India, known as the Nagara style of architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Temple followed the Panchayatan style of temple making, consisted of subsidiary shrines laid out in the crucified ground plan.<\/li><li>Presence of Assembly halls or mandaps in front of main shrine.<\/li><li>No water tanks or reservoirs in Temple complex.<\/li><li>Temples built on upraised platforms.<\/li><li>Porticos had a pillared approach.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Oxygen-Sans, sans-serif; color: initial;\">Shikharas were of three types:-<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Latina or Rekha-Prasad:- <\/strong>They were square at the base and walls curve ineard to a point on top.<\/li><li><strong>Phamsana:-<\/strong> Broader base and shorter in height.<\/li><li><strong>Valabhi:-<\/strong> Rectangular base with roof rising into vaulted chambers.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shikharas ended in the fluted disc, called Amalek.<\/li><li>Inside the temple, the wall was divided into three vertical planes called Rathas.<\/li><li>Generally, the temple did not have boundary walls.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-buttonmain-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c96b512079a4126c93a3556f40891721\"><strong>UPSC Daily Static Quiz 27 September 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/upsc-daily-static-quiz-27-september-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TOPIC: ART AND CULTURE From the 5th century A.D, a distinct style of architecture developed in the Northern part of India, known as the Nagara style of architecture. 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