http://www.criticaltwenties.in/philosophyreligionculture/defining-moments-of-2010 Powered by Webshore Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/philosophyreligionculture/defining-moments-of-2010#comment-2267 Aritra Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:05:43 +0000 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/?p=1819#comment-2267 That was indeed an interesting piece. I remember that a few years back, I had seen a very interesting documentary on the Brihadeeshwara temple. Going by some of the archaeological remains of what is left, historians and archaeologists believe that the 80 ton piece of stone was moved to the top by a very unique way. The ancient masons of tamilnadu had constructed a ramp, which was almost 6 miles long, to the top of the temple. Elephants were used to carry the monolithic stone which was later carved on the top of the temple itself ! This truly speaks of the architectural and masonic prowess which the ancient people had! That was indeed an interesting piece.
I remember that a few years back, I had seen a very interesting documentary on the Brihadeeshwara temple. Going by some of the archaeological remains of what is left, historians and archaeologists believe that the 80 ton piece of stone was moved to the top by a very unique way. The ancient masons of tamilnadu had constructed a ramp, which was almost 6 miles long, to the top of the temple. Elephants were used to carry the monolithic stone which was later carved on the top of the temple itself !
This truly speaks of the architectural and masonic prowess which the ancient people had!

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