Elephant Stables

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Elephant Stables is a prominent domed structure in the ruined city of Hampi, India, historically used to house the royal elephants of the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Elephant Stables canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access open during daytime visiting hours ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Vijayanagara architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Vijayanagara kings ⓘ
royal enclosure of Hampi ⓘ
city Hampi ⓘ
conservationStatus protected monument ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of Vijayanagara military and court architecture ⓘ
symbol of Vijayanagara royal power ⓘ
currentUse heritage monument open to public ⓘ
era 14th–16th century ⓘ
floorCount 1 ⓘ
functionInPast royal elephant shed ⓘ
hasPart arched doorways ⓘ
central hall ⓘ
corridor ⓘ
domes ⓘ
elephant chambers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Hampi UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
layout rectangular ⓘ
locatedIn Ballari district ⓘ
Hampi ⓘ
India ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
Vijayanagara ruins ⓘ
linked to: Hampi
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearby Lotus Mahal, Hampi ⓘ
Queen’s Bath, Hampi ⓘ
Zenana Enclosure, Hampi ⓘ
linked to: Lotus Mahal, Hampi
notableFeature blend of Hindu and Islamic decorative elements ⓘ
series of large interconnected domes ⓘ
numberOfDomes 11 ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
religion secular structure ⓘ
roofType domed roof ⓘ
tourism major attraction for visitors to Hampi ⓘ
usedFor housing royal elephants ⓘ
royal stables ⓘ

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Hampi → majorStructure → Elephant Stables ⓘ