Bhojshala
| Bhojshala | |
|---|---|
भोजशाला | |
Pillar arcade looking south. The pillars and other architectural parts date to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, with the different designs showing they are re-cycled from a variety of buildings. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hindu |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Temple |
| Status | Protected Monument |
| Location | |
| Location | Dhar, Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
Location of the temple in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates | 22°35′26″N 75°17′42″E / 22.5905°N 75.2950°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Temple architecture |
| Founder | King Bhoja |
| Completed |
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| Official name | Bhoj Shala |
| Reference no. | N-MP-117 |
The Bhojshala (IAST: Bhojaśālā, transl. "Hall of Bhoja") is a historic building located in the city of Dhar, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The name is derived from the celebrated king Bhoja of the Paramāra dynasty of central India, a patron of education and the arts, to whom major Sanskrit works on poetics, yoga and architecture are attributed. The architectural parts of the building proper are of different periods but mainly date to the twelfth and thirteenth centuris; the Islamic domed tombs in the wider campus were added between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The monument was repaired under the Powars of Dhār and more extensively by the Archaeological Survey of India over the last five decades.