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| CONTENTS:-
Introduction Sun Temple of Konark, an Architectural Marvel in the East;
(1) A brief history of conservaion and presentation of Sun temple;
(2) Details of Conservation Work on Konarak;
(3) Observation on the Chemical Reports and Experiments carried out and Proposed;
(4) Extract from Bishan Swarup's Konarak, the Black Pagoda of Orissa-Work of Preservation and Restoration;
(5) Minutes of the Meeting of the Konarak Temple Committee held at Circuit House, Bhubaneswar on 21st May, 1950;
(6) Minutes of the Meeting of the Konarak Temple Committee held at Konarak and Bhubaneswar on 18th and 19;
(7) Minutes of First Meeting of the Konark Expert Committee held on the 7th November, 1978 at Konarak;
(8) Brief Details on Structural Conservation of the Sun Temple Konarak undertaken in between 1985-90;
(9) Report of Science Branch on Chemical Preservation on Sun Temple Konarak;
(10) Unesco Experts Recommendation on Conservation of the Konark Temple, Orissa 1979;
(11) Report of Sir B M Fielden and P Beckman - Unesco Experts 1987;
(12) Structural Analysis of the Jagamohana of Surya Deul at Konarak 1997 by the Italyan Expert Prof Ing. G Croci;
(13) Recommendations of the Experts in the Meeting of Experts on Sun Temple, Konarak held at Puri on 23-24 July 1997;
(14) Authors view on Konarak Master Plan. |
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| The Sun Temple of Konarak in Orissa near the shore of the Bay of Bengal. Built in the 13th century by Narasimha of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty, the temple once served as a landmark for the European Sailors, who called it "The Black Pagoda". The Konarak Temple is considered to be one of the Gem in Indian Architecture. While major conservation works are intitiated in 1985 onwards, the author has collected numerous information from different sources, besides feed back was given from time of time to the visiting UNESCO experts. The present work provides a brief introduction about Sun Temple, a brief history of conservation and preservation of the monument, chemical preservation attented by Chemistry branch of the Archaeological Survey, details of conservation work carried out in between 1985-2002, UNESCO expert report, report of the Italian experts, recommendation of the international experts meeting of July 1997 and Konark master plan. |
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