Original artwork description:

Vijaya Nagara, meaning the city of victory was the capital city of the historic Vijayanagara Empire which extended over South India. The city's ruins, surrounding the modern-day village of Hampi, are in Ballari district, Karnataka. Around 1500, Vijaynagara had about 500,000 inhabitants (supporting 0.1% of the global population during 1440-1540), making it the second largest city in the world after Beijing and almost twice the size of Paris. The ruins are now a World Heritage Site.

Hemakuta Hill is situated to the south of Hampi village. It bears several small temples that predate the construction of Vijayanagara as the capital of the empire, some being as early as the 10th century. The hill was fortified when the main city was constructed, and a number of more recent temples, tanks, entrances, and gopurams exist on the hill, some of which were never completed. I have depicted only a part of the hills here with a few of the temples.

Size: 7" H x 9.5" W pen and ink on 180gsm sketching paper
Room view images for reference purposes only

Frame/mat/mount not included.

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All images are ©AshaSudhakerShenoy

Interior images if any, may not be to exact scale.
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Materials used:

sketching paper, pen and ink

Tags:

#black and #architecture #indian ink #ink drawing #pen and #ink on #ink and #world heritage #gift idea #indian architecture #ruins of #hampi ruins #architectural wall #hampi city