The best preserved Roman temple of Bacchus built in 150 AD was lined by 54 massive granite columns each of which were 21 meters (70 feet) tall, whereas Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple has a Hall consisting of 1000 granite Pillars.
Srirangam temple is listed as largest functioning Hindu temple in the world. Though Angkor Wat in Columbia is the largest temple by land area, it is no longer functioning. Ranganathaswamy is spread over an area of about 631,000 sq m (6,790,000 sq ft) within a perimeter of 4 km.