Group of Monuments at Hampi

    The collection of monuments in Hampi is mainly composed of the remnants of the Capital City - the Vijayanagara Empire that existed in the 14th - 16th century. This is considered to be the last Hindu Kingdom, later after the 16th century, the property was conquered by the Muslim Dynasty. The entire property covers up to 4187,24 hectares located in the central Karnataka, Bellary district at the Tungabhadra river basin. Here the Krishna temple complex, Narasimha, Vitthala temple complex, Lotus Mahal complex, Achyutaraya temple complex, and Pattabhirama temple complex are the highlights of this place.

Additionally, the Dravidian architect was established during the Vijayanagara Empire and the uniqueness of this form lies in the massive dimensions, loft towers, and cloisted enclosure with decorative pillars. Do you know for a fact that the Dravidian architect was initiated by the Pallavas who are the people from the neighboring state - Tamil Nadu? Yes, the Vijayanagara Empire invited Dravidian architects from this place to build these monuments. This place is huge enough to accommodate and protect all these architectural marvels for centuries moving forward. Most of the monuments have good conservation and preservation conditions. The highly developed and complex settlement expresses itself through various architectural forms, agricultural practices, irrigation systems, formal and informal pathways, rocks and stones, as well as social and religious expressions.

Both the planned and unplanned development, which endangers the property's landscape, as well as encroachments changes in land use—particularly the increased agricultural activity of commercial crops that could jeopardize the physical stability of the various monuments—make it difficult to maintain these conditions of integrity. As a visitor, this information would help you to relate to all the paintings, stories behind the stone, etc., and it is also important to maintain a clean and neat environment during the visit and cause NO harm to any monuments.