Brihadisvara Temple
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Pyramidal tower temple (vimana). Height: 66 m. Date: 1003–1010 CE.
Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. A temple with a vimana on a square base of about 30 m. Tradition gives the granite block at the top a weight of about 80 tons, under a dome of about 25 tons.