Tiong Kian Boom, an expert from International Commission on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), visited Hoysaleshwara temple in Halebeedu on September 14. The Hoysala structure is an aspirant for the tag of World Heritage Site, which is given by UNESCO. Mr. Boom went around the temple and studied the Hoysala architecture. He will be submitting a report to UNESCO.
For years, the Karnataka Government has been making efforts to get the World Heritage Site tag for the Hoysala temples at Halebeedu, Belur and Somanathapura. A dossier and management plan was submitted by the Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage.
Mr. Boom reached the temple at 12 p.m. from Bengaluru. Accompanied by senior officers of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), he visited the temple and the museum nearby. He discussed the boundary of the temple, structures within 100 metres of the temple, and those in the buffer zone of 300 metres from the structure.
