Their passion for Tamil literature and zeal for building marvellous temples resulted in the production of some of the finest pieces in literature and architecture. These works stood the test of time, bearing the true stamp of the Chola legacy.
The Chola kings were avid builders. For them, temples were not places of worship alone, but also centre of economic activity.
Among the temples they built, the Shiva temple at Tanjavur and the temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram are the most famous. The temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram has a vimana, 100 feet square at the base and 186 feet high.
The Cholas also commissioned great many sculptures; Chola sculptures and bronze images include Nataraja, the divine dancer Shiva, dancing the dance of death and destruction. They also pioneered a centralized form of government, thereby establishing a disciplined bureaucracy.
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