Somanth temple

 The somanath temple (Gujarat) located in the prabhas kshetra near veraval in saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the god shiva.
the present temple is built in the chalukya style of temple architecture or kailash mahameru prasad style and reflects the skill of the sompura salats,Gujarats master masons. the temples shikhar, or main spire, is 150 feet in height, and it has a 27 foot tall flag pole at the top.
the temple is situated at such a place that there is no land in straight-line between somnath seashore till antarctica, such an inscription in Sanskrit is found on the arrow -pillar called baan- stambh erected on the sea-protection wall at the somanath temple. this baan-stambh mentions that it stands at a point on the Indian landmass, which happens to be the first point on land in the north to the south-pole on that particular longitude.