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Definition of Gopurams
1. gopuram [n] - See also: gopuram
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gopurams
Literary usage of Gopurams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Another feature of these temples, especially those of later date, is the gopurams
or great gateways, placed at the entrances to the surrounding courts, ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"These gopurams are rectangular truncated pyramids in several stories; the largest
is about 50 meters high and has seven stories. ..."
3. Annual Report of the Archaeological Department, Southern Circle, Madras by Archaeological Survey of India (1903)
"In all the gopurams the brickwork joints are open, and should be filled in.
No attempt should be made to set up the stucco images with which gopurams are ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The shrine is quite insignificant and distinguished only by a gilt dome, whilst
proceeding outwards, the gopurams to each court arc each larger and more ..."
5. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"... every time another quadrangle was erected its gopurams were higher than the
preceding, so that the central gopurams ended by seeming insignificant. ..."
6. Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway: Including the Mayavaram by South Indian Railway Co., Ltd (1900)
"The Siva temple with its 4 large gopurams, and sacred tank in front on an island,
in the centre of which is a small pagoda. North of the temple is a stone ..."
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