English     French     Español     Deutsch     Italiano     Português       KARNATAKA TOURS Mysore Goa Saravanabelagola Madikeri (Coorg) Hassan Somnathpur Bylakuppe Belur Halebid Hampi & Hospet Badami Bijapur Gokarna Aihole HILLS TOURS Kodaikannal Munnar Thekkady Ooty Yerkadu Yelagiri Madikeri (Coorg) Top Slip     BELUR TOURISM   BELUR Hassan district of Karnataka, Belur was the erstwhile capital of the Hoysala Empire. It is a popular tourist destination in Karnataka.one of the Histrolical place in south India . History of Belur Belur in Hassan district (222 kms from Bangalore and 38 kms from Hassan) is famous Hoysala Vishnuvardhana .One of the most well known monuments of Belur is the Chennakeshava Temple. It showcases Hoysalan architecture. Chennakeshava Temple was built by King Vishnuvardhana to commemorate his victory over the Cholas in the year 1117.  It took 103 years to complete. The facade of the temple is filled with intricate sculptures and freizes-with no portion left blank. Elephants, episodes from the epics, sensous dancers nothing was left uncarved. The Veeranarayana temple houses the shrines of Kappe Chenniga, Andal, Saumya Nayaki, and other dieties Tourist Attractions Some of the tourist attractions of Belur are Location     :  Located in Karnataka. Area            : 2.85 sq. kms. Attraction histrloical tourist places in Belur Bahubali (Gomateshwar),Hoyasaleeswara temple,Chennakeshava Temple, Lakshminarayana Temple, Raya Goupra, Kappe Chennigraya Temple, Pillars of Mantapa. How to get there ; Belur is accessible by rail, road and air. The nearest airport to Belur is Bangalore which is about 221 kilometers away. The nearest railway station is at  Halebid (17 kms), Hassan (43 kms), Hospet (336 kms), Mangalore (123 kms), Mysore (148 kms) to Belur.