Great Living Chola Temples
Great Temple of Chola Dynasty is a collective term for three shot by the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage Hindu temple dating back to the Chola Dynasty ( 9th to 13th century) in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the Brihadishvara Temple of Thanjavur, the Temple of Brihadishvara Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavateshvara Temple of Darasuram. The Brihadishvara Temple of Thanjavur since 1987 already belongs to the world cultural heritage. In 2004, the World Heritage Site at the Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Darasuram was extended.