Hampi

Hampi

Hampi is a subset of the Vijayanagar ruins which were built approximately 700 years ago, discovered by Colin Mackenzie in the year 1800. What makes Hampi a heritage site is not just that it was built ages ago but also that firstly, it was the capital of Vijaynagar (Empire established 1336 CE and declined around 1600 CE). Hampi used to serve as the bazaar (marketplace) and also as the center for music and dance. The central stage (which has weathered down and inaccessible to the public) is to this date considered an engineering marvel as it had pillars of solid granite with minute differences in shapes and sizes which when struck with a wooden beater would sound like instruments like the Mridangam and Veena (Indian classical instruments).

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