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Who among the following Chola rulers constructed the majestic Brihadisvara Temple (Rajarajesvaram) at Thanjavur?
A. Vijayalaya
B. Rajaraja I✓ Correct Answer
C. Rajendra I
D. Kulottunga I
💡 Solution & Explanation
The majestic Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur was commissioned by the great Chola monarch Rajaraja I and completed around 1010 CE as a supreme example of Dravidian architecture. Earlier rulers like Vijayalaya laid the foundation of the empire, but architectural zenith was achieved under Rajaraja and his son Rajendra I. This temple is part of the Great Living Chola Temples UNESCO World Heritage site.
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