Architectural Conservation and interventions for the preservation of Hampi World Heritage Site

1. HAMPI
WORLD
HERITAGE SITE
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NANDITA TIGGA 114AR0026
RAJAT RANA 114AR0013

2. LOCATION
 ANCIENT VILLAGE ON THE BANK OF
TUNGABHADRA RIVER
 BELLARI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA
 353 KM FROM BANGLORE, 74 KM FROM
BALLARI, 13 KM FROM HOSPET
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3. HISTORY 3
14TH CENTURY B.C.
MUSLIM INVASION
PROVINCE OF DELHI IN
1326-1327 AD
6TH CENTURY B.C.
CHIEFS OF KAMPAILI
KISKINDHA OF RAMAYANA

4. VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD
IN AD 1336 HARIHARA AND BUKKA
FOUNDED VIJAYANAGARA
 EARLY RULER – SANGAMA DYNASTY
(1336-1485 AD)
 KRISHNADAVA RAYA(1509-1529 AD)
PAMPAPATI TEMPLE, NARASIMHA
FIGURE, KRISHNA TEMPLE
 RUINS OF HAMPI, JANUARY 1565
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5. SITE 5

6. WORLD HERITAGE SITE(1986)
OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE
 CRITERIA I-TO REPRESENT A MASTER PIECE OF HUMAN CREATIVE GENIUS
HAMPI REPRESENT A UNIQUE ARTISTIC CREATION
 CRITERIA III-TO BEAR A UNIQUE OR ATLEAST EXCEPTIONAL TESTIMONY TO A CULTURAL
TRADITION/CIVILIZATION WHICH IS LIVING OR WHICH HAS DISAPPEARED
THE CITY BARES EXCEPTIONAL TESTIMONY TO THE VANISHED CIVILIZATION OF THE
KINGDOM OF VIJAYANAGARA WHICH REACH ITS APOGEE IN THE REIGN OF
KRISHNADEVARAYA
 CRITERIA IV- TO BE AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF BUILDING, ARCHITECTURE
OR TECHNOLOGICAL ENSAMBLE OR LANDSCAPE WHICH ILLUSTRATE SIGNIFICANT
STAGES OF HUMAN HISTORY
THIS CAPITAL OFFERS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A TYPE STRUCTURE, WHICH
ILLUSTRATE A SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL SITUATION; THAT OF THE KINGDOMS OF SOUTH
INDIA MENACED BY THE MUSLIMS OCCASIONALY ALIGNED WITH PORTUGUESE OF GOA.
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7. OBJECTIVE VALUE ASSEMENT
 TANGIBLE CULTURAL VALUE
 SPIRITUAL
 ARCHITECTURAL
 HISTORICAL
 ARCHEOLOGICAL
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8. ZONING
CORE AREA ZONE - AREA OF 41.80 sq.km.
NOTIFIED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT AS
PROTECTED AREA UNDER NOTIFICATION
No.ITY 137 KMV 84, dated 22.10.1988
BUFFER AREA ZONE – 53 SQ KM OF AREA
EXTENDING UPTO 1 KM BEYOND THE LIMIT
OF CORE AREA ZONE ON ALL SIDE
PERIPHERAL AREA ZONE – 31 SQ KM OF
AREA EXTENDING UPTO 1 KM BEYOND THE
LIMITS OF THE BUFFER ZONE ON ALL
SIDES
ORIGINAL 47 SQ KM AREA EXTENDED TO
105.9 SQ KM
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9. PROBLEMS
 GROWTH OF MODERN RELIGIOUS COMPLEXES ON THE PLATEAU OF
THE HILLS
 CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES ACROSS THE TUNGABHADRA
 INCREASED AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY NEAR FEW MONUMENTS
 BAZARS OF VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE
 PRIVATE RESORTS & RESIDENTAL BUILDING IN THE CORE ZONE
 VANDALISM
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10. INTERVENTIONS
RESTORATION OF CHANDRAMAULESHWAR
TEMPLE 2006
 STABILIZATION OF UPPER EMBANKMENT
WALL
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TELL TALES TO MEASURE

11. RESTORATION WORK IN VITTHAL
TEMPLE COMPLEX’S GOPURAM
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Masonry props provided after
strengthening broken lintel and
beam
Overhanging brick masonry units
stitched internally & underpinned
Antechamber reconstructed by
removing masonry supports

12.  TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE
NUMBER OF TOURIST
 TO AVOID ANY VEHICULAR
POLLUTION NEAR THE TEMPLE
COMPLEX
12USE OF BATTERY OPERATED
CARS

13. QUEENS BATH
 DAMAGED AND DECAYED PLASTER
WERE SCRAPPED AND RE-
PLASTERED
 PARAPET WALL RECONSTRUCTED
USING BRICKS OF OLD PATTERNS
 MASONARY WALL AND STEPS
INSIDE WERE NEATELY FURNISHED
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14. VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE
COMPLEX
 MANDAPAS USED AS RESIDENCES &
SHOPS
 SPREADING OF LITTER, UNHYGENIC
CONDITION
 MODERN CONSTRUCTION FOR THE
NEED OF PILGRIMS & TOURISTS
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15. CONTROVERSIAL BRIDGE
 SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER
TUNGABHADRA
 2 MASSIVE PYLONS IN VIRUPAKSHA
TEMPLE COMPLEX
 PARTIALLY COMPLETED
 DOMINATE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
(VISUAL IMPACT, HEAVY VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC)
 OPPOSED BY UNESCO & ASI
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16. DOCUMENTATION
 HAMPI WORLD HERITAGE SITE (DOCUMENTARY FIM)
DIRECTOR- R.BHARATHODRI
 SECTION II : PERIODIC REPORT ON THE STATE OFCONSERVATION OF THE
GROUP OF MONUMENT AT HAMPI INDIA, 2003
 2008 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, CHANDRAMAULESHWAR TEMPLE,
ANEGUNDI, HAMPI
 HAMPI – THE LOST TEMPLE (YOUTUBE)
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17. SAILENT FEATURES
 FLOURISH HINDUISM
 SEIZING RUINS
 NATURAL SETTING
 SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURE
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18. FUTURE INTERVENTIONS
 CREATING AWARENESS PROGRAMME
 INTERPRETATION CENTRE
 LIMITING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AROUND THE COMPLEX
 IMPLEMENTATION OF SIGNAGE
 GREEN SPACES IN UNUSED AREAS
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19. REFERENCES
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 Devakunjari, d. (1998). Hampi: archaeological survey of India. New Delhi,
ND: director general of archaeological survey of India.
 Periodic reporting exercise on the application of the world heritage
convention. Section II: State of Conservation of specific World Heritage
Properties. Retrieved from
http://whc.unesco.org/archive/periodicreporting/apa/cycle01/section2/241.p
df
 (January 2009). 2008 annual progress report chandramauleshwar temple,
Aneugundi,hampi. Retrieved from
http://ghn.globalheritagefund.org/uploads/library/doc_492.pdf
 Halakatti, s.v. (2007). ‘Group pf monuments’ world heritage site hampi
[PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://whc.unesco.org/document/9218

20.  THANK YOU 
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