Elephant Stables

About Elephant Stables

In any Hampi Tour Package, you will always get the mention of the Elephant Stables. This stable structure was constructed during the times of the Vijayanagara Empire. The main aim of this structure was to be the home for the royal elephants. The Zenana Enclosure is just near the Elephant Stables, and the place is one of the major attractions of Hampi tourism.

The Vijayanagara Empire started falling off towards the year 1565 AD, and it was followed by a massive attack of the Mughals. The place somehow survived the attack and destruction and is one of the rare tourist spots in Hampi which is quite unharmed.

The architecture of Elephant Stables

Considered as one of the best places to visit in Hampi, the Elephant Stables has an amazingly beautiful architecture. The style is mainly Indo-Islamic, and there are not many structures that come in this unique architectural blend. The building is quite large and is mainly built in the shape of a rectangle. There are a total of eleven chambers, which are placed in a row and have large domes each. It is said that each of the chambers were so built that two fully grown elephants could be easily accommodated in them. With so many chambers, the place was clearly built to accommodate a large number of elephants. There are huge openings in arched shape which interconnect these chambers.

The attraction of the Elephant Stables

The Elephant Stables of Hampi are so attractive due to their uniqueness. Among all the other prominent massive architectures in Hampi, the Elephant Stables has a particular dome centrally located. Among all of the 11 domes located, the central dome is the most magnificent and biggest. The central dome is also very beautifully designed, with the architectural style close resembling the beautiful designs of the Hampi temples. It is one of the famous place in Hampi which you should not miss in your Hampi tour package

All the other domes are also majestic. These 10 remaining domes are mainly built with the Islamic style architecture and have different shapes. The fluted, ribbed, circular, drum-shaped, and octagonal shapes are some of the varieties. The layout of each of these domes is symmetric. The interior and the exterior of these domes were beautifully ornate plastered. Even today, the structure shows its majestic beauty in all its corners.