Golden Temple

Golden temple a Sikh gurudwara located in Amritsar Punjab guru arjun the fifthNanak built the Harmandir Sahib temple in between 1585-1604 he came up with the idea to create a central place of worship for Sikh community guru arjun himself did the design of Sri Harmandir sahib guru Arjan sahib got its foundation laid by a Muslim saint Hazrat miyan mirji of Lahore in 1645.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the 19th century protected Punjab from exterior attack and coated the upper floors of gurudwara with pure gold since then, it is known for its unique appearance and achieved its English name golden temple the golden temple is not only a central religious place of the

Sikhs but also, a symbol of human brotherhood and equality everybody irrespective of caste creed or race can seek spiritual soles and religious fulfilment without any hindrance it also represents the distinct identity glory and heritage of the Sikh 

The golden temple has a unique Sikh architecture built at a level lower than the surrounding land level the gurudwara teaches the lesson of humanity Sri Harmandir sahib is built on 67 feet square platform in the centre of Sarovar the temple itself is a 40.5 square feet it has a door each on the east west north and south the four entrances of this holy shrine from all four directions signify that people belonging to every walk of life are equally welcome the darshan theory an arch stand at the shore end of the causeway the door frame of the arch is about 10 feet in height and 8 feet 6 inches in breadth the door pants are decorated with artistic style it opens on to the causeway or bridge that leads to the main building of Sri Harmandir sahib the main structure of Sri Harmandir sahib functionally as well as technically is a three storied one the front which faces the bridge is decorated with repeated cast arches and the roof of the first floor is at the height of 26 feet and 9 inches.

Its architecture represents a unique harmony between the Muslims and the Hindus way of construction were and this is considered the best architectural specimens of the world it is often quoted that this architecture has created an independent Sikh school of architecture in the history of art in India the golden temple located

I the city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab is a place of great beauty and sublime peacefulness thus it is included in the seven wonders of India.