History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c25.s8.2

v2.c25.s8.2

² For architectural purposes the three places may be considered as one. Aihole is about 7 miles north-east of Pattadakal, and Pattadakal 8 miles east-north-east from Bâdâmi. Fifteen miles covers the whole, which must have been in the 6th or 7th century a place of great importance, Vâtâpipura or Bâdâmi being then the capital of the Chalukyas—‘Journal Royal Asiatic Society,’ vol. iv. p. 9; ‘Indian Antiquary,’ vol. viii. p. 243.