Write the characteristics features of Hampi.
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Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century.[2] Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal.[3][4] The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.[2][5][6]
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1.LARGE GOPURAS OR GATEWAYS.
Spacious MANDAPAS (OFTEN USED FOR 2.WEDDING AND OTHER FUNCTIONS) shows that temples were centre of life in old days.
3.SHRINES ARE APPEARED SMALL BECAUSE OF LOFTY GOPURAS.
ALSO HAVE LARGE WALLS AROUND TEMPLES.
4.EPIC TALES AND PURANAS ARE INSCRIBED ON WALLS OF TEMPLE.