| Title | Gupta architecture style |
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| Description | Gupta architecture, flourishing in northern India, is characterized by its refined elegance, balanced proportions, and intricate carvings, often employing sandstone and brick in temple and monastic constructions. |
| Tags | Shikhara Mandapa Gupta Sculpture Classical Indian Art Gupta Classical Proportion Classical Indian Architecture Temple Architecture Gupta Art Early Nagara Pancharatha Door Jambs River Goddesses North India Early Indian temple architecture Early Temple Brick Temple Temple Northern India Shikhara (early forms) Panchayatana Pradakshina Garbhagriha Carvings Doorways Nagara Sculpture Pillars Monastery Refined Balanced Temple architecture Classical India Stucco Hindu Temple Buddhist Early Temple Architecture Brick Temples Proportions Brick temples Classical Indian architecture Vishnu images Door jambs Balanced proportions Refined ornamentation Gupta art Dashavatara Temple Sanchi Bhitargaon Refinement |
| Style ID | INHF-273155359-18-11-25-GT |
| URI | https://www.inheritage.foundation/aat/style/gupta-architecture-style |
| API Endpoint | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/styles/gupta-architecture-style |
| Total Sites | 0 |
| Primary Sites | 0 |
| Created | November 19, 2025 |
| Last Updated | November 19, 2025 |
| Regions | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Bihar Assam North India Rajasthan Northern India Central India |
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| Time Periods | 4th century CE 6th century CE 4th-6th Century CE 4th century CE - 6th century CE 4th-6th century CE 4th century CE-6th century CE 5th century CE 4th Century CE 5th Century CE 6th Century CE 4th century CE to 6th century CE |
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| Dynasties | Gupta Dynasty Koch Dynasty Gupta Gupta dynasty Gupta Empire |
| Sacred Contexts | Hindu Temples Buddhist Monasteries Stupas Hindu temples Buddhist monasteries Hindu Temple Jain shrines Palaces |
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| Associated Deities | Vishnu Shiva Buddha Bodhisattvas Devi Jinas |
| Primary Materials | Sandstone Brick Terracotta Stone Stucco |
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| Architectural Features | Shikhara Mandapa Pradakshina Patha Elaborate Doorways Figurative Sculpture Shikhara (tower) Mandapa (hall) Garbhagriha (sanctum) Sculptural panels Classical Proportions Refined Carvings Flat roofs Simple Shikharas Elaborate carvings Panchayatana layout Flat-roofed mandapas Emergence of shikhara Pillared porticos River Goddess motifs Flat-roofed temples Classical proportions Refined carvings Doorway carvings Flat-roofed mandapa Shikhara (early form) Carved panels Pillared halls Doorway ornamentation Doorways with river goddesses Emergence of Nagara style Pradakshina patha (circumambulatory path) Pillars with ornate carvings Shikharas Mandapas Doorways with intricate carvings Early shikhara Buddha images Shikhara (early forms) Pillars Pillared porticoes Early shikhara forms Stupas Covered walkways Carved Doorways Figural Sculpture Pillars with square bases Emergence of Shikhara Pillared porches Relief carvings Early shikharas Door jambs with river goddesses |
| Keywords | Shikhara Mandapa Gupta Sculpture Classical Indian Art Gupta Classical Proportion Classical Indian Architecture Temple Architecture Gupta Art Early Nagara Pancharatha Door Jambs River Goddesses North India Early Indian temple architecture Early Temple Brick Temple Temple Northern India Shikhara (early forms) Panchayatana Pradakshina Garbhagriha Carvings Doorways Nagara Sculpture Pillars Monastery Refined Balanced Temple architecture Classical India Stucco Hindu Temple Buddhist Early Temple Architecture Brick Temples Proportions Brick temples Classical Indian architecture Vishnu images Door jambs Balanced proportions Refined ornamentation Gupta art Dashavatara Temple Sanchi Bhitargaon Refinement |
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| Title | Type | Notes |
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| The Art of the Gupta Empire | Book | Detailed study of Gupta art and architecture. |
| Indian Art | book | |
| Please provide a relevant source | book | Further research needed to identify specific sources. |
| Gupta Art and Architecture | article | Focus on the evolution of Gupta style. |
| The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent | Book | Provides an overview of Gupta architectural innovations. |
| Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation | Book | |
| Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Period) | Book | Classic text on early Indian architecture. |
| The Gupta Age | book | Historical and cultural context of Gupta art |
| Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) | book | Overview of early Indian architectural styles |
| Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu) | book | By Percy Brown |