The temple was damaged in its history and some artwork is now missing. It included gopura, the main temple, its massive tower, inscriptions, frescoes, and sculptures predominantly related to Shaivism, but also of Vaishnavism and Shaktism traditions of Hinduism. The original monuments of this 11th-century temple were built around a moat. Built by Tamil king Raja Raja Chola I between 10 AD, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the " Great Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola dynasty era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple that is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively. It is called as Dakshina Meru (Meru of south).
It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplary example of a fully realized Tamil architecture. The Brihadisvara Temple Complex, Thanjavurīrihadishvara Temple (originally known as Peruvudaiyar Kovil) locally known as Thanjai Periya Kovil, and also called Rajarajeswaram, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in South bank of Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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