The Gupta Temple at Sanchi is one of the most conspicuous specimens of the Indian Style of architecture. It has been constructed in the 4th Century AD, but the temple is now in its ruins. The temple, so to say consists of a single flat roofed chamber and a columned deck in the frontage.
The Great British Soldier Sir John Marshall was so much impressed by the temple that he designated the same as the most elegant architectural structure in India. Since the Gupta Temple belongs to the Age of the Guptas, it has been given the epithet of the Golden Temple.
Being erected in the age of the Guptas, under whom there had been tremendous progress in all spectrums; in the field of literature there had been such marvelous creations; in the field of Mathematics there had been such achievements such as the Algebraic numbers and the numerical like the concept of zero and the concept of the negative numbers.
These perceptions were unknown to the westerners and they adopted these from India. Moreover Aryabhatta and Varahamihira were the court gems of King Chandragupta II, or Vikramaditya.
So, the Gupta Temple, although an elegant and artistic structure, is devoid of the any shrines in its centre. But still it inspires awe and admiration just because of its tremendous architectural skill.
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