Scholars who worked for years at Vijayanagara wrote that, in studying its monuments, we have to imagine a whole series of vanished elements. What were these?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Wooden columns, ceilings, overhanging eaves and towers, plastered and painted
Option (1) Carved stone brackets and beams, painted brightly — Incorrect. Stone parts are what survive at the site, so they are not the vanished elements.
Option (2) Brick walls and terracotta panels, plastered and painted — Incorrect. Brick and terracotta were not the lost elements; the vanished parts were made of wood.
Option (3) Wooden columns, ceilings, overhanging eaves and towers, plastered and painted — Correct. Fritz, Michell and Nagaraja Rao said the lost parts were wooden: columns, ceilings, overhanging eaves and towers, covered in plaster and painted.
Option (4) Metal domes and copper-covered roofs, painted brightly — Incorrect. Metal domes and copper roofs are not the lost parts; the scholars spoke of wooden ones.
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