Unit VII: New Architecture: Hampi

NCERT CHAPTER NAME: AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL VIJAYNAGAR

Broad Overview: (a)Outline of new buildings during Vijayanagar period — temples, forts, irrigation facilities. (b)Relationship between architecture and the political system.

Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.

Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi.

Discussion: Ways in which historians have analysed and interpreted these structures.