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Madura: West Front of the Roya Gopurum
Linnaeus Tripe British
Not on view
The enormous base of this unfinished gopuram, or gateway, was said to be fifty-seven feet high and buried deeply in the ground. British writers of the period admired the south Indian mastery of stonework and sculpting, praising the skill required to create and erect such massive jambs.
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