The real Art of Architecture Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur. Brihadishvara Temple also referred to as Rajesvara Peruvudaiyar or Big Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. This shot was snapped during sunrise (08:00 AM).

Ramakrishnan Nataraj

Sukhpreet Lotey

pink and blue concrete building during daytime

Pavan Reddy

Sanjan Malakala

A beautiful church built out of something like 5 million yellow bricks — all the houses surrounding the church are made out of these same bricks so it’s really ties the community together.
I love visiting churches and cathedrals in Europe because they’re all are so old and beautifully built. You can’t find such amazing structures like this in America (obviously, the country is just not old enough). They’re engineering marvels but they also represent a fading belief in religious architecture that could awe and inspire. Basically, they just don’t build them like they used to.

JOHN TOWNER

The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.