Temples: history, architecture and distribution

[dhu]

the capital (and other superstructure) of indian columns often dwarfs the columns themselves. I think this is clearly reflected in persian architecture:

<img src='http://www.livius.org/a/iran/susa/susa_capital.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.livius.org/a/1/iran/100_columns.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~nipkow/Images/sanchi.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />