HERITAGE RECORD · 241

Group of Monuments at Hampi

汉皮古迹群

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ26732 ↗

Area4187.24 ha

Administrative areaQ104876850 · Q1791926

Named afterQ949183

WikipediaHampi ↗

Chinese Wikipedia亨比 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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