Group of Monuments at Hampi World Heritage Site

Official name

Group of Monuments at Hampi | UNESCO

Country

India | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Karnataka, Bellary District
15.3144° Lat, 76.4716° Lon | Map

Code

241

Time Zone

Asia/Kolkata (IST, +0530)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1986. The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned.