Hampi - Durbar Hall

Hampi – Durbar Hall

Durbar Hall (King’s audience hall) is located within the Royal Enclosure, Hampi, Karnataka.

It’s said that the Vijayanagara Kings used meet public here.

The foundation indicates the square building had 100 wooden pillars supporting a two-story structure that once stood here. A flight of stairs on the southern side takes us to the elevated platform overlooking the hall.

There are 100 socket holes where the wooden pillars stood once; recovery of wood ash from these sockets indicate the pillars were made of wood, and they went up in flames during the arson and destruction (in 1565 CE).

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/a6VhkQKGQwBuYPfHA

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About Hampi:

Hampi (Kishkinda), Karnataka is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra 340 km north of Bengaluru.

With more than 1,600 monuments covering ~40 sq kms, Hampi is a World Heritage Site and World’s Largest Open-air Museum.

Hampi, referred to as Kishkinda in Ramayana, has ancient history traceable to thousands of years.

Most of the current day ruins were built by Vijayanagara kings during 1336 – 1565 CE.

Hampi at one time was most prosperous and considered to be the largest city in the World. As per the chronicles of European and Persian travellers, Hampi had dedicated trading markets for diamonds, pearls, silks, brocades, and had opulent palaces, marvelous temples, royal quarters, embassies for foreign emissaries, massive fortifications, large pools, baths, water management systems, aquaducts, pavilions, stables, riverside features, pillared halls, Mandapas, memorial structures, gateways and defence check posts.

Hampi – it’s a living museum!

 

 

Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall
Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall

 

 

Hampi - Durbar Hall
Hampi – Durbar Hall

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