ASI planning barricade around famed stone chariot at Hampi
Part of: GS Prelims –Art & culture and GS-I- Heritage
In news:
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is contemplating installing a wooden barricade around the stone chariot inside Vittala Temple complex at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hampi in a bid to protect it from vandalism.
From Prelims Point Of View
Hampi :
UNESCO world heritage site.
Part of the Mauryan Empire 3rd century BC.
The capital city during the four different dynasties in the Vijayanagar city
It is located near the Tungabhadra river.
Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world’s second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing,
Described by UNESCO as an “austere, grandiose site” of more than 1,600 surviving remains of the last great Hindu kingdom in South India.
