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World's biggest temple being built in West Bengal
This is going to be the world's biggest temple. Currently its under construction in West Bengal, India. Some nice pictures and facts about the temple.
The Sri Mayapur Vedic Temple and Planetarium, Mayapur, West Bengal, India.
The focal point of Indian architecture, like its culture, has always been religious in nature. Just as the Indian economic boom is bringing incredible economic and architectural growth in the secular area, so has Indian religious architecture started once again creating some of the worlds largest, massive, and most intricate religious architecture in world.
Now, plans are underway in Mayapur, West Bengal, located on the banks of the River Ganga near Navadvip, about 130 km north of Kolkata, to build another massive religious work: the tallest Hindu temple in the world, one of the largest religious buildings ever constructed (the largest being the Ankgor Wat Hindu temple in Cambodia), and one of the largest religious complexes to be built in last 200 years. A temple that, at 35 storeys, and will be just shy of the Pyramids in Giza in height, and without major repair is built to last over a thousand years --the Sri Mayapur Vedic Planetarium and Temple.
These are some comparision pics of some famous buildings around da world
1. Pyramid of Giza
2.St Paul's Cathredal London
3. St.Peter's Istanbul
4. Tajmahal Agra India
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