Over the years, Charminar has become a global icon for Hyderabad. The monument whose name means four pillars was built as a ...

I magine a 100-foot high chariot with 24 wheels — each 12 foot in diameter — being pulled by seven horses! Yes, we are talking of the Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha. In the late 17th century, European ...

On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic ...

The Konark Sun Temple, shaped like a colossal chariot, is dedicated to the Sun God, Surya. According to legend, it was built ...

This famous temple to the god of healing and the sun was built towards the middle of the 5th century B.C. in the lonely heights of the Arcadian mountains. The temple, which has the oldest Corinthian ...

the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic designs and it is led by a team of six horses. Built in the 13th century, ...

the falcon god of the midday sun. In the late third or early fourth century a.d., by which time the temple had presumably been closed, the residents of Esna began to dismantle its main sanctuary ...