Gupta Era Architecture And Sculpture
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EXAMIVERSE
Architectural Innovations
- Transition from wooden to durable stone construction for free-standing temples
- Sophisticated rock-cut complexes at Ajanta and Ellora featuring chaitya halls and viharas
- Introduction of mandapa halls, garbhagriha sanctums, and emerging shikhara spires
- Use of locally quarried sandstone with finely carved door jambs and pilasters