Shore Temple

Summary

Shore Temple is a Hindu temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of hindu_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shore Temple is located in Kanchipuram district^[3].
• Shore Temple is in the country of India^[4].
• Shore Temple's instance of is recorded as Hindu temple^[5].
• Shore Temple's founder is recorded as Narasimhavarman II^[6].
• Shore Temple is part of Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram^[7].
• Shore Temple's Commons category is recorded as Shore Temple^[8].
• 732 marks the founding of Shore Temple^[9].
• Shore Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.61638889, 'lon': 80.19861111}^[10].
• Shore Temple's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band^[11].
• Shore Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Monument of National Importance^[12].
• Shore Temple's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India^[13].

Body

Geography

Shore Temple is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Kanchipuram district^[3]. It is part of Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram^[7].

Designation and Status

Shore Temple's instance of is recorded as Hindu temple^[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Monument of National Importance^[12].

History and Context

732 marks the founding of Shore Temple^[9].

Why It Matters

Shore Temple ranks in the top 4% of hindu_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]