The Konark Sun Temple is an architectural marvel built to honour the Sun God. Heres more about the mysterious magnet that is said to have been at its peak and the other legends surrounding the Unesco World Heritage Site. Sun Temple of Konark , built in the middle of 13th century, is a massive conception of artistic magnificence and engineering dexterity. King Narasimhadeva I, the great ruler of the Ganga dynasty had built this temple , with the help of 1200 artisans within a period of 12 years (1243-1255 A.D.). Built in the thirteenth century, it was conceived as a gigantic solar chariot with twelve pairs of exquisitely-ornamented wheels dragged by seven rearing horses. The temple comprised a sanctum with a lofty (presumably over 68 m. high) sikhara, a jagamohana (30. m. square and 30. m. high) and a detached nata-mandira (hall of dance) in the same axis, besides numerous subsidiary shrines. The sanctum and the nata-mandira have lost their roof. The nata-mandira exhibits a more balanced ... The Sun Temple in Konark , India, is a partially ruined temple dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya. It was built in the 13th century.
