Mention the two most striking features about the geographical location of Vijayanagara.
1. Vijayanagara laid in several hill ranges. Town like-Hampi, capital city of Vijayanagara and large number of other big and small towns grew up mainly in the coastal area of Vijayanagara empire. It is said that architectural artisans were organised into guilds control by the merchants of the kingdom.
2. The most striking feature about the location of Vijayanagara is the natural basin formed by the river Tungabhadra which flows in a north-easterly direction.
In almost all cases embankments were built along these streams to create reservoirs of varying sizes, as this is one of the most arid zones of the peninsula.
3. One of the most prominent water works to be seen among the ruins is the Hiriya canal. This canal drew water from a dam across the Tungabhadra and irrigated the cultivated valley that separated the “sacred centre” from the “urban core”. This was apparently built by kings of the Sangama dynasty.
