ples ▁around ▁the ▁Kan chi ▁and ▁K umb ak on am ▁regions . ▁ ▁Temple ▁building ▁received ▁great ▁imp et us ▁from ▁the ▁con quest s ▁and ▁the ▁genius ▁of ▁Ad ity a ▁I ▁Par ant aka ▁I , ▁Sund ara ▁Ch ola , ▁Raj ar aja ▁Ch ola ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Raj endra ▁Ch ola ▁I . ▁Raj endra ▁Ch ola ▁ 1 ▁built ▁the ▁Raj ar aja ▁Temple ▁at ▁Th an j ur ▁after ▁his ▁own ▁name . ▁The ▁m atur ity ▁and ▁grande ur ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁architecture ▁had ▁evol ved ▁found ▁expression ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁tem ples ▁of ▁Tan jav ur ▁and ▁G anga ik ond ach ol ap ur am . ▁He ▁also ▁proc laimed ▁himself ▁as ▁G anga ik onda . ▁In ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁K aver i ▁bel t ▁between ▁Tir uch y - T an j ore - K umb ak on am , ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁their ▁power , ▁the ▁Ch olas ▁have ▁left ▁over ▁ 2 3 0 0 ▁tem ples , ▁with ▁the ▁Tir uch y - Th an jav ur ▁bel t ▁itself ▁bo ast ing ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁tem ples . ▁The ▁magnific ent ▁S iva ▁temple ▁of ▁Th an jav ur ▁built ▁by ▁R aja ▁R aja ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 9 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁B ri had is var a ▁Temple ▁of ▁G anga ik onda ▁Ch ol ap ur am , ▁completed ▁around ▁