alleryIn large Dravidian temples, which element often dwarfs the tower over the sanctuary?
AThe garbhagriha
BMandapa halls
CGopuram gateways
DLatina spires
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gopuram gateways
1. The Dravidian sanctuary has a lower, straight-profiled tower.
2. In larger temples it is often dwarfed by the far larger gopuram outer gateways, a later development.
3. Mandapas and the garbhagriha are not taller, and the latina is a northern spire.
_Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Hindu architecture_
Keep practising Architecture of India
Browse all Architecture of India questions for CTET, or explore more Social Studies topics.
Related questions
Which Mughal emperor's reign marks the zenith of Mughal architecture?Which group of sites shows the finest Badami Chalukya temples in northern Karnataka?The Kailasanatha temple at Ellora is linked to which dynasty?The Chennakesava Temple at Belur belongs to which architectural style?Assam-type houses were developed by the British after which event?Mumbai has the world's second-largest collection of which style, after Miami?Which Mumbai building is an example of Gothic Revival architecture?Which style of British colonial architecture includes the Gateway of India in Mumbai?