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The Temple That Was Nearly Dismantled for a River Weir

In 1836, granite from the Chola temple complex was removed for construction of the Lower Coleroon Anicut. In 1836, work began on the Lower Coleroon Anicut across the Kollidam River in Tamil Nadu. The project needed large quantities of stone. Nearby stood an 800-year-old Chola temple built largely from granite. It became a quarry. A Capital Built in Stone The Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikondacholapuram was built by Rajendra Chola I as the centrepiece of his new imperial capital. Completed in 1035, its 53-metre vimana rises in a graceful curve, noticeably different from the straighter and more severe tower built by Rajendra’s father at Thanjavur. ( UNESCO World Heritage Centre ) Completed under Rajendra Chola I in 1035, the temple’s 53-metre vimana remains the dominant surviving feature of the former Chola capital. Eight centuries later, that carefully worked granite attracted attention for a very different reason. It could be reused. What the Historical Record ...
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Rendering a floor plan in photoshop

HOW TO RENDER A PLAN IN PHOTOSHOP

STEP 1

Plot your autocad drawing into pdf with only wall, door and window layers on. Turn off the furniture and text layers.

Open photoshop. Go to FILE -> OPEN (shortcut Ctrl+O) and open your pdf file which you have to photoshop.



STEP 2

Next go to LAYER-> BACKGROUND FROM LAYER.  So you will have a white background. Also double click on the lock symbol near Background layer to convert it to Layer 0.



STEP 3

Next, click on MAGIC WAND (shortcut W) and Selection and start selecting the areas you want to color.



STEP 4

After selecting all the areas, go the bottom right corner and select the CREATE NEW FILL OR ADJUSTMENT LAYER -> SOLID COLOR.



STEP 5

If you want to fill any solid pattern, then click on CREATE NEW FILL OR ADJUSTMENT LAYER -> PATTERN.



STEP 6

Add more depth to the color/ pattern by double clicking on the Layer to open LAYER STYLE. 

HOW TO ADD/ DEFINE A PATTERN

Open Google chrome and find the image you want to use as a pattern and COPY (Ctrl+C) the image from google and open Photoshop.  

Ctrl+N 

Edit -> Define Pattern


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