Ikshvaku Architecture

Glossary

Ikshvaku Architecture

Architecture patronised by the rulers of the Ikshvaku dynasty (c. fourth to third century BCE) and characterised by ornate temples and a rich assemblage of pillars, copings, railings, casings and sculptures portraying various themes from Buddhist texts and cosmology. Specimens of Ikshvaku architecture were found in excavations from Nagarjunakonda in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

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Ikshvaku Architecture%newline%Architecture patronised by the rulers of the Ikshvaku dynasty (c. fourth to third century BCE) and characterised by ornate temples and a rich assemblage of pillars, copings, railings, casings and sculptures portraying various themes from Buddhist texts and cosmology. Specimens of Ikshvaku architecture were found in excavations from Nagarjunakonda in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Ikshvaku Architecture”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/ikshvaku-architecture/
MLA	“Ikshvaku Architecture.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/ikshvaku-architecture/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Ikshvaku Architecture. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/ikshvaku-architecture/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)