Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

The structure shown in the given picture relates to the Vijaynagar Empire. What is the name of the structure shown in the picture?

Options:

Vitthala temple

Lotus Mahal

Audience hall

Stable of elephants

Correct Answer:

Lotus Mahal

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Lotus Mahal

It is the photograph of the Lotus Mahal. The Lotus Mahal had nine towers – a high central one, and eight along the sides.

One of the most beautiful buildings in the royal centre is the Lotus Mahal, so named by British travellers in the nineteenth century. While the name is certainly romantic, historians are not quite sure what the building was used for. One suggestion, found in a map drawn by Mackenzie, is that it may have been a council chamber, a place where the king met his advisers.