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The city of Vijayanagara was developed by the Rayas to act as the imperial capital of the entire South India. Thus they wanted it to reflect all the important imperial building traditions. They built large temples for Sri Virupaksha, Ramachandra, Krishna, and Vitthala using a style that had been developed by Chola and Pandya emperors% of Tamil Nadu. This included the Vimanas and the Gopurams. The Rayas paid special attention to the Gopurams which were now built on d scale and height as drivers before. It consisted of a first floor usually built of solid granite and a series of upper. floors made of brick and sunnam. 

Now answer the following questions. 

a. Which city was developed as the imperial capital of the entire South India?

b. What were the temples built by Vijayanagara Kings?

c. Whose style of architecture was used by the Vijayanagara Kings?

d. Which elements of Chola and Pandyan style of architecture did Vijayanagara kings use in building temples?

e. What, were Gopurams?

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a. Vijayanagara.

b. Sri Virupaksha, Ramachandra, Krishna and Vitthala.

c. Chola and Pandya styles of Architecture.

d. Vimanas and Gopurams?

e. Gopurams were the towering gateways of the temples.

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