EE SROUP OF MONUMENTS AT HAMPI Hampi or Hampe, also referred to as the Group Ham, 's ruins are spread over 4,100 hectares (16 sq mi) and it has been of Monuments al Hampi, is a UNESCO World described by UNESCO as an "austere, grandiose site" of more than 1,600 Empire in the 14th century. itage Site located in east-central Karnatake, ;as the capital of the turviving remains of the last great Hindu kingdom in South India tht in- cludes “forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures and PROCESS, other The ruins of Hampi were surveyed in 1800 by Scottish Colonel Colin Mackenzie, first Surveyor General of Indi Mackenzie wrote that the Hampi site was abandoned and only wildlife live there. The Hampi site remained largely ignored until the mid-19th century, when Alexander Greenlaw visited and photographed the site in 1856. Alexander Rea published his survey of the site in 1885. Robert Sewell published his scholarly trea- tise A Forgotten Empire in 1900, bringing Hampi to the widespread attention of scholars. Hampi was added to the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger in 1999, but removed in 2006 fol- lowing successful conservation efforts. ELEMENTS jiayanagara HD eric sree - 2020802028 - LN5009 - Cultural landscape & landscape conservationEE SROUP OF MONUMENTS AT HAMPI UNESCO CRITERIOS INTANGIBLE Criterion (i: The remarkable integration between the planned and de- fended city of Hampi with its exemplary temple architecture and its spec- tacular natural setting represent a unique artistic creation. he city bears exceptional testimony to the vanished civiliza- \dom of Vijayanagara, which reached its apogee under the reign of Krishna Deva Raya (1509-1530). Criterion (iv): This capital offers an outstanding example of a type of struc- illustrates a significant historical situation: that of the destruction yyanagara kingdom at the Battle of Talikota (1.565 CE) which left ing temples, magnificent archaeological remains in the form of elaborate sacred, royal, civil and military structures as well «as traces of its rich lifestyle, all integrated within its natural setting. TANGIBLE | LDurka sree - 2020802028 - LN5009 - Cultural landscape & landscape conservation fe