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Konark Sun Temple

13th century Surya Temple and UNESCO world heritage site in Odisha, India
Church hindu_temple Q752091

Facts

20 properties

Designation

Instance of
Hindu temple, sun temple, ruins[3][4]
Heritage designation
World Heritage Site[14]

Location

Country
India[2]
Location
Konark[7]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 19.887°, 86.095°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Puri district[1]

Period and style

Inception
1201[8]
Architectural style
Kalinga architecture[6]
Significant event
construction[9]
More facts +11
Official website
konark.nic.in[11]
Area
+10.62[15]
Dedicated to
solar deity[10]
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
Image harvest run
pdhero-20261109T032439Z
Image last checked license
CC BY-SA 4.0
Image unavailable reason
no_pd_license
Maintained by
Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar circle[5]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wiki Loves Monuments in India[19]
Visitors per year
+3576348[12]
World Heritage criteria
(i), (iii), (vi)[16][17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sun Temple en Surya Deula en Temple of the Sun en Surya Temple en Good Black Pagoda en Konarak Temple en Konarka Temple en Konark Sun Temple ar معبد الشمس ar معبدالشمس (كونارك) cs Sluneční chrám v Konáraku de Sonnentempel von Konark es Konarka es Templo de Suria fa پرستشگاه خورشید کونارک fi Konarakin aurinkotemppeli fr Pagode noire fr temple de Sûrya he מקדש השמש בקונארק hi कोणार्क सूर्य मंदिर
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
169912518
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2015045291
GND ID
4431672-0
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Konark Sun Temple Architecture9.jpg ↗
ASI Monument ID
N-OR-63, N-OR-78
Asian Historical Architecture structure ID
1613
Freebase ID
/m/02rd_67
NL CR AUT ID
xx0121082
OpenStreetMap way ID
168244384
Quora topic ID
Konark-Sun-Temple-2
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Building", "KonarkSunTemple::97xjw"]
World Heritage Site ID
246
Show all 13 identifiers +1
World History Encyclopedia ID
Konarak_Sun_Temple

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Instance of 3
Hindu temple, ruins, sun temple
Country 1
India
Dedicated to 1
solar deity
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Heritage designation 1
World Heritage Site
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Puri district
Location 1
Konark
← Depicts 1
Indian 10-rupee note
← FactGrid item ID 1
Leonard Eugene Dickson
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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . asi.nic.in. asi.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . thestatesman.com. thestatesman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · El Nuevo Doge · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → India
    Heritage designation → World Heritage Site
    Instance of → Hindu temple, sun temple, ruins
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wiki Loves Monuments in India
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Image of entrance: Closed Door - Konark Sun Temple - Odisha (1).jpg"
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