Samacheer Class 7 Social Science - Art and Architecture of Tamil Nadu

Mandagapattu2. The early Chola architecture followed the style of………………….
Sembian Mahadevi
3. The most celebrated mandapam in Madurai Meenakshiamman temple is the………………….
Pudumandapam
4. Later Chola period was known for beautiful………………….
gopurams
5. Vijayanagar period’s unique feature is the………………….
mandapam

Pallava2. Mandagapattu temple was the first rock-cut temple built by ……………….
Mahendravarman
3. TheKanchi ………………was built by the Pallava king, Rajasimha.
Kailasanatha Temple
4. The monolithic sculpture made at Mahabalipuram is ………………
Pancha Pandava Rathas.
5. The Mamallapuram monuments and temples were notified as a ……………… in 1984.
UNESCO6. Early Pandyas were the contemporaries of the ………………
Pallavas
7. The Vettuvankoil, a monolithic temple at ………………, is hewn out of a huge boulder on four sides.
Kazhugumalai
8. Many early Pandya images are unearthed now in ……………… museum at Madurai.
Tirumalai Nayakkar9. Sittanavasal was a residential cave of the ………………
Jain monks
10. For the early Chola epoch, the temple at ……………… Tamilnadu is worth mentioning.
Tindivanam, Dadapuram
11. At the time the Big Temple of ……………… was constructed, it was a huge temple complex.
Thanjavur
12. The Brihadeeshwara temple of ………………, is undoubtedly as worthy a successor to the Brihadeeshwara
temple of Thanjavur.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram13. The Kalyana mandapam at ………………, Jalagandeshwar temple are notable examples.
Vellore
14. At Vijayanagar epoch, the mandapam and port of ……………… at Adinatha are special features.
Azhwar temple
15. The Sethupathis ruled ………………and contributed to the Ramanathaswamy temple architecture.
Ramanathapuram

A
B
1. Seven Pagodas
d) Shore temple
2. Rathi mandapam
c) Tirukkurungudi
3. Iravatheswara temple
b) Darasuram
4. Adinatha Temple
e) Azhwar Tirunagari
5. Pudumandapam
a) Madurai

True
2. Early Pandyas were the contemporaries of Later Cholas.
False
3. Rock-cut and structural temples are significant parts of the Pandya architecture.
True4. Brahadeeshwara temple was built by Rajendra Chola.
True
5. Vijayanagar and Nayak paintings are seen at temple at Dadapuram.
False

True
2. Pandyas installed Nandi in the sanctums in their cave temples.
false
3. The Puddukottai Sittanavasal Lotus Pond is the excellent execution.
True4. Tanjavur served as the Chola capital for about 250 years, until the decline of the Cholas and the rise of the Pandyas.
False

Sittanavasal is located at Pudukkottai district.
It have outstanding early Pandya paintings.
They painted the walls with fresh painting.
Among the surviving ones,the lot of pond is not able for its excellent execution of colours and exposition of the scene.

The Thanjavur BigTemple completed around A.D.1010 was built by Rajaraja.
It was a huge temple complex.
The 216 feet vimana is not able as it is one of the tallest man-made shikaras in the world.
The huge bull statue (Nandi) is carved out of a single rock.

The Sethupathis ruled Ramanathapuram was built the temple.
In the temple, the predominance of the corridor striking.
It is claimed that this temple has the longest set of corridors in the world.
The temple has three sets of corridors.
The outer set of the corridors has a height of almost 7metres and stretches for about 120 metres.
Many of these pillar sare decorated by ornate carvings. .

The cave temple at Pillayarpatti (near Karaikudi, TamilNadu) belonging to 13th century.
This temple is important both for its sculptures and for an inscription.
A beautiful Ganesha is carved facing the entrance. .

The Pallava king Mahendravarman was a pioneer in rock-cut architecture.
Rock-cut temples were initially built by carving a rock to the required design and then rocks were cut to build temples.
Mandaga pattu temple was the first trock-cut temple built by him.
The rock-cut cave structure has two pillar sin the front that hold it.
All the cave temple shaves implesanctum cut on there a side of the wall with a front age – projecting mandapa(pavilion).
The structural temples provided a wider scope to the sculptor to use his skill.

During the Vijayanagara epoch,a new form of construction emerged.
The main features of the Vijayanagar and Nayak architecture are:
Decorated mandapas
Ornamental pillars
Life-size images
Gopuras
Prakaras
Music pillars
Floral works and stone windows
Tanks are attached to the temple
Massive gopurarrts at four sides.
niches with sculptures.
These as found at
Alakiya Nambi temple atTirukkurungudi
Ranganatha temple complex at Srirangam
Adinatha temple – Azhwar Tirunagari
Nellaiyappar temple -Tirunelveli
The 1000-pillar mandapam – Madurai
Meenakshi Amman temple – madurai
Rathi Mandapam – Tirukkurungudi
Vanamamalai Temple – Nanguneri
The Jalagandeshwara temple – Vellore,
The temples at Thadikompu near Dindugal.

Dravidian architecture is of indigenous origin.
It advanced overtime by a process of evolution.
The earliest examples of the Tamil Dravidian architectural tradition were the 7th-century rock-cut shrines at Mahabalipuram.
The absence of monuments in South India prior to the 7th century is attributed by scholars to temples that ought to have been built in wood, which was eventually destroyed by forces of nature.
In TamilNadu, the evolution of temple architecture took place in five stages:
The Pallava Epoch.
Early Chola Epoch.
Later Chola Epoch.
Vijayanagara / Nayak Epoch.
Modem Epoch.

The main features of the Vijayanagar and Nayak architecture are decorated, mandapas,ornamental pillars,life-size images, gopuras, prakaras, music pillars,
Floral works and stone windows during the 15th to 17th centuries.
Tanks are attached to the temples. Gateways to temple are constructed from Four directions with massive gopurams.
The practice of fitting then inches with sculptures continued during the Nayak period.
There was an increased use of major sculpted figures(relief sculpturejas found at the Alakiya Nambite mpleat Tirukkurungudi (Tirunelveli district) and the Gopalakrishna temple in the Ranganatha temple complex at Srirangam.
The southern festival mandapam of Adinatha temple at AzhwarTirunagari and the porch of the Nellaiyappar temple at Tirunelveli are other notable examples.
7th Social Science Guide Art and Architecture of Tamil Nadu Additional Important Questions and Answers