Gopura Collection

View of Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Thailand
Sanctuary of Truth is a temple construction in Pattaya, Thailand. The sanctuary is an all-wood building filled with sculptures based on traditional Buddhist and Hindu motifs

Galleries and gopura entrance at 12th century temple Ta Prohm, a Tomb Raider film location, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tree root on gopura entrance at 12th century temple Ta Prohm, a Tomb Raider film location, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gopura of Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

Gopura of Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India, Asia

The Great Entrance Gate of the Pagoda of Tanjore; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Great Entrance Gate of the Pagoda of Tanjore; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Principal Entrance to the Temple of Juggernath; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Principal Entrance to the Temple of Juggernath; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Entrance to the Pagoda of Conjeveram; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Pagoda of Conjeveram; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

The Chief Gopuram of Combaconum; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Chief Gopuram of Combaconum; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram with the Base of One of the Four Sculptured Monoliths, Madura, January-March 1858

The Western Gopuram, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Western Gopuram, January-March 1858

Madura: The Roya Gopuram from the East, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Madura: The Roya Gopuram from the East, January-March 1858

View of the Sacred Tank in the Great Pagoda, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
View of the Sacred Tank in the Great Pagoda, January-March 1858

The Great Pagoda, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Great Pagoda, January-March 1858

Gopura entrance and weathered carved sandstone walls in the 12th century Preah Khan (Prah Khan) Buddhist temple complex, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina

Two of four carved faces on gopura entrance way to the 12th century Banteay Kdei temple in ancient Angkor, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Airatesvara Temple, Dharasuram, Tamil Nadu, India. This Hindu temple was built during the reign of Rajaraja Chola II in the mid 12th century

Gopura and Shikhara of the Kote Venkataramana Temple in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Kote Venkataramana Temple is a Hindu temple in Krishnarajendra Road, Bangalore, India dedicated to the god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian

A soaring gateway or gopura, marks the entrance of the Virupaksha, Hampis largest and still functioning temple India, Karnataka, Hampi

The chief gopura of the temple at Kumbakonam, India, 1895. A gopura (or gopuram) is a prominent feature of a Hindu temple; it is the monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance to the temple

Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Dedicated to Shiva and his consort, the princess Meenakshi

Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple at Bombay, 1890s. Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks
Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple at Bombay, 1890s. The tank and the temple, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, were built in the 1120s. From a private collection

Chau Say Tevoda Temple at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Chau Say Tevoda, located just east of Angkor Thom, is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. Built in the mid-12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat period

Ta Keo Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Ta Keo is a temple-mountain, in Angkor, Cambodia. It is possibly the first to be built entirely of sandstone by Khmers

Thommanon Temple, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Thommanon is one of a pair of Hindu temples built during the reign of Suryavarman II (from 1113 u20131150) at Angkor, Cambodia.This small

Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Thailand
Sanctuary of Truth is a temple construction in Pattaya, Thailand. The sanctuary is an all-wood building filled with sculptures based on traditional Buddhist and Hindu motifs

Thommanon Temple, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Thommanon is one of a pair of Hindu temples built during the reign of Suryavarman II (from 1113 u20131150) at Angkor, Cambodia.This small

Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ta Som, giant roots overgrowing on the gopura (entrance gate), Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

India Kanchipuram
(formerly Conjeveram) : One of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus, with many magnificent temples : this is the gopura and sacred tank of the Grand Pagoda

India Kumbakonam
The Gopura at Combaconum (former spelling) a place of pilgrimage to which devout Brahmins come back annually

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"Gopura: Majestic Gateways to the Divine" Step into a world of ancient grandeur as you explore the captivating gopuras scattered across various corners of the globe. These magnificent structures, often found in South Indian temples, serve as ornate gateways that lead worshippers into sacred spaces. One such awe-inspiring sight awaits at the 12th-century Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia, famously featured in the Tomb Raider film. The galleries and gopura entrance here are adorned with intricate carvings and stand as testaments to human craftsmanship through time. Nature's artistry intertwines with man-made marvels at Ta Prohm too. Witness the surreal spectacle of tree roots embracing a gopura entrance, creating an enchanting fusion between architecture and nature itself. Traveling eastward to Bangalore, Karnataka in India reveals another architectural gem - Kote Venkataramana Temple. Its resplendent gopura and Shikhara tower majestically above devotees who seek solace within its hallowed walls. Delve deeper into history with Captain Linnaeus Tripe's stunning photographs from January-March 1858. His lens captures pillars standing tall within recessed porticos of Roya Gopuram while showcasing Western Gopuram's exquisite beauty against a backdrop of Madurai's skyline. Tripe also immortalizes moments frozen in time at Great Pagoda where one can glimpse both its sacred tank and towering structure. These images transport us back to an era when these architectural wonders were still being discovered by explorers like Tripe himself. Preah Khan temple beckons adventurers with weathered carved sandstone walls surrounding its gopura entrance – remnants of a glorious past waiting to be explored. Meanwhile, Banteay Kdei enthralls visitors with four intricately carved faces adorning its gateway – silent guardians watching over this ancient sanctuary.