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Domingo Paes called which two structures of Vijayanagara together the…

Domingo Paes called which two structures of Vijayanagara together the House of Victory?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → The audience hall and the mahanavami dibba

Option (1) The audience hall and the mahanavami dibba — Correct. Paes gave the name House of Victory to the two platforms of the king's palace: the audience hall and the mahanavami dibba.

Option (2) The king's palace and the audience hall — Incorrect. The king's palace is the large enclosure that holds both platforms. Paes gave his name to the two platforms inside it.

Option (3) The Lotus Mahal and the mahanavami dibba — Incorrect. The mahanavami dibba is right, but the Lotus Mahal is a different building of the royal centre. Paes paired the dibba with the audience hall.

Option (4) The Hazara Rama temple and the Lotus Mahal — Incorrect. Both are separate buildings of the royal centre. Paes used the name only for the two platforms of the king's palace.

NCERT (2026-27): “4.1 The mahanavami dibba …
This is what Paes had to say about the audience hall and the mahanavami dibba, which together he called the “House of Victory”: These buildings have two platforms one above the other, beautifully sculpted … On the upper platform … in this House of Victory the king has a room made of cloth … where the idol has a shrine ... and in the other in the middle is placed a dais on which stands a throne of state, (the crown and the royal anklet) …”