A gopuram gate of a temple - Hindoo Pagoda | Gopura au seuil d’un temple - Pagode hindoue

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A tower with 3 intricately carved tiers with a rectangular opening in each, above a stone entranceway where a man stands with a tall stick; a stone wall on either side; before it, people on the grass to the left, a flag pole in the centre, and stone pillars on the right; rocks in the foreground.
A tower with 3 intricately carved tiers with a rectangular opening in each, above a stone entranceway where a man stands with a tall stick; a stone wall on either side; before it, people on the grass to the left, a flag pole in the centre, and stone pillars on the right; rocks in the foreground.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
Possibly Raganatha Temple, Thiruneermalai, Chennai? Pagoda is a multi-storeyed tower. The ten-storey Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London was constructed in 1761. Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds, who likely visited this building, referred to the tall towers built at Hindu temples in Madras as "pagodas". | Il pourrait s’agir du temple Raganatha, à Thiruneermalai, banlieue de Chennai. La pagode est une tour de plusieurs étages. La Grande Pagode de dix étages, à Kew Gardens, à Londres a été érigée en 1761. Elizabeth Gwillim et Mary Symonds, qui ont probablement visité ce bâtiment, ont qualifié les hautes tours construites dans les temples hindous de Madras de « pagodes ».
Alternate title:
A gopuram gate of a temple - Hindu Pagoda | Gopura-portail d'un temple - Pagode hindoue
Creator:
Symonds, Mary, 1772-? | 1772 à ?
Contributor:
The South Asia Collection, Norwich
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 26.0 x 20.5 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 26,0 x 20,5 cm
Date:
1804
Content description:
Title written by Mary Symonds and transcribed from the painting. | Titre apposé à la main par Mary Symonds et retranscrit du tableau.
Shelfmark:
The South Asia Collection NWHSA: PIC106.74
Rights:
Reproduced by permission of | Reproduit avec la permission du The SADACC Trust, Norwich
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