Join us for an illustrated lecture on Hampi Vijayanagara, India’s ancient capital, with Dr. George Michell, a distinguished architectural scholar on South Asian architecture. An introduction will be given by Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art and Professor of South Asian Studies at Harvard University. The Q+A following the lecture will be moderated by Rahul Mehrotra, John T. Dunlop Professor in Housing and Urbanization at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
About the lecture:
During the 1980s and 1990s, Dr. George Michell collaborated with the American archaeologist Dr. John M. Fritz on a comprehensive survey of the 14th-16th century ruins of the great capital city of Hampi Vijayanagara in Karnataka, one of the most spectacular historical sites in India, now inscribed on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List. In his lecture, Michell will illustrate the layout of the city, and the styles of the sacred, royal and military monuments that still stand. He will also discuss the mythical associations of the city’s magnificent landscape setting.
About George Michell:
George Michell trained as an architect in Melbourne, and then went to the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London where he completed a doctorate on the 6th-8th century, Early Chalukya Temples in and around Badami in the Deccan. His most recent book is Temples of Deccan India (ACC Art Books, 2021).
