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<p>The famous historical city of Hampi located in the southern state of presentday Karnataka once served as the imperial capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. It was further beautified by Krishnadeva Raya a powerful ruler of the dynasty. The Hampi ruins are also recognized by the UNESCO as a Heritage Site. This book discusses the capital from the perspectives of archaeological and architectural studies in addition to its historical context. The author examines the inscriptions obtained at the site from the early times of the Vijayanagara dynasty up to the expansion of the Islamicate and Portuguese Empires in the seventeenth century. It also includes foreign accounts discussing the Vijayanagara Empire its history and the religious traditions of the historical city. However the main focus is on the architectural structures of Hampi which are extensively analyzed by the author. This includes fortifications and irrigation plans the main buildings inside the citadel IndoSaracenic architecture and other structures located in the northern and eastern parts of Hampi as well as the surrounding buildings. About the Author A.H. Longhurst 18761955 was a British archaeologist and art historian. He was in charge of the Nagarjunakonda excavation project from 1927 to 1931 and served as the Archaeological Commissioner of the Archaeological Survey of Ceylon between 1934 and 1940. He authored several books related to the archaeology and art history of South Asia such as Pallava Architecture The Buddhist Antiquities of Nagarjunakonda Archaeological Survey of Ceylon Annual Report 19351939 & 19401945 and The Story of the Stupa among others.</p>
