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Hampi UNESCO world heritage sites

Vijaya Vittala Temple on Kalyan Mantapa
The temple is built in the form of a sprawling campus with compound wall and gateway towers. There are many halls, pavilions and temples located inside this campus.

Achyutaraya Temple on Courtesans St.
It has numerous Vishnu-related themes and carvings, but includes Shaivism and Shaktism ideas. For example, the temple complex includes a Shaiva-Shakti Devi shrine in its southwest corner. The reliefs works found in the Achyutaraya Hindu temples complex show numerous asanas / poses of yoga (including Hatha yoga), musicians, dancers, daily life of the people. Also included are reliefs relating to legends found in Hindu epics and puranas.

Sri Virupaksha Temple on River Rd
The temple has a shrine or the holy place of worship, a hall with a number of pillars and 3 antechambers. There are courtyards, a pillared monastery, few small shrines; and entrance ways surrounding the temple.

Hemakuta Temples on Hemakuta Hill
There are more than 35 temples on the Hemakuta Hill. The largest and most elaborately decorated temples are situated on the northern side of the hill and face the Virupaksha temple compound. On the way to the southern side of the hill is the ancient or the original Virupaksha temple, also known as Mula Virupaksha Temple.

Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple on Hampi Road
The Ganesha is seen in a half-lotus position with four arms. The right and left hand on the upper side holds a goad and a broken tusk. The top right hand of the statue holds a sweet (modak) the left hand is portrayed with a noose. A large mandapa is covering the statue on the top with a rough wall covering pillars around it.

Sri Krishna Temple on Hampi Road
The carvings are especially spectacular with the Yalis (the mythical lion) on the pillars and the entrances to the temple hall flanged with impressive carvings of elephant balustrades.

Lakshmi Narashimha Temple on Krishnapura
The statue of Narasimha has a finely chiselled broad chest and a well-defined mane. Narasimha is adorned with a beautiful headgear and is seen seated in a cross-legged position.

Lotus Mahal on Bellary
The structure is laid out symmetrically with equal projections on four sides. The dome gives an illustration of an open lotus bud.

Elephant's Stables on Bellary
The uniqueness about the elephant stable is that it has a distinct central dome. The central dome is the largest and most decorated among the 11 domes of the building. The design of the central dome represents the architectural style found in the temples of Hampi. The other 10 domes represent the Islamic style of architecture. The domes of the building were designed in a variety of shapes, such as, octagonal, circular, ribbed, drum-shaped and fluted. All the domes possess a symmetric layout.

Pattabhirama Temple on Kamalapur
The temple compound comprises of a main shrine on the center and the Kalyana mandapa to its southeast. To the north of the temple is the Lakshmi temple. The entrance on the northern wall has a domed gopuram. There are four towers in four directions of the temple - east, west, north and south gate. The main tower in the east is built with brick superstructure and granite lower portions. There are some terracotta images visible.