Editing Pyramid (section)

==== India ====
Numerous giant, [[granite]], temple pyramids were built in [[South India]] during the [[Chola Empire]], many of which remain in use. Examples include [[Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur|Brihadisvara Temple]] at [[Thanjavur]], [[Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram|Brihadisvara Temple]] at [[Gangaikonda Cholapuram]], and the [[Airavatesvara Temple]] at [[Darasuram]]. However, the largest temple (area) is the [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam)|Ranganathaswamy Temple]] in [[Srirangam|Srirangam, Tamil Nadu]]. The Thanjavur temple was built by Raja Raja Chola in the 11th century. The [[Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur|Brihadisvara Temple]] was declared a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 1987; the Temple of Gangaikondacholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram were added in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2004/whc04-28com-inf14ae.pdf|title=EVALUATIONS OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=5 March 2022|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303113016/https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2004/whc04-28com-inf14ae.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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File:Big Temple-Temple.jpg|The granite [[gopuram|gopuram (tower)]] of [[Brihadeeswarar Temple]], 1010 AD.
File:Back view of Raja gopuram.jpg|The pyramidal structure above the sanctum at [[Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram|Brihadisvara Temple]].
File:"Architecture of World Heritage Monument Airavatesvara Temple".JPG|Pyramid-structure inside [[Airavatesvara Temple]].
File:Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to Vishnu, in Srirangam, near Tiruchirappali (24) (37254366620).jpg|[[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Ranganathaswamy Temple gopurams at Srirangam]] dedicated to [[Ranganatha]], a reclining form of the [[Hindu deity]] Maha [[Vishnu]].
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