The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... Jodh Bai , that at one time stood there , ranking among the architectural curiosities of Agra . But the walls and magnificent gateways that surrounded it , had been first taken away VOL . II 1 and sold by a thrifty government , ' and then.
... Jodh Bai , that at one time stood there , ranking among the architectural curiosities of Agra . But the walls and magnificent gateways that surrounded it , had been first taken away VOL . II 1 and sold by a thrifty government , ' and then.
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... ruins of broken columns , walls , gateways , and porticoes , in huge fragments of stone and masonry . Formerly , a great part of the surrounding low country had been laid out in an extensive artificial lake , 2 Travels of a Hindoo .
... ruins of broken columns , walls , gateways , and porticoes , in huge fragments of stone and masonry . Formerly , a great part of the surrounding low country had been laid out in an extensive artificial lake , 2 Travels of a Hindoo .
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... walls were raised on each side of the way . High towers of burnt bricks were also erected at each stage , to mark the places where they rested in their imperial progress . In this manner did the royal pair proceed to the des- tination ...
... walls were raised on each side of the way . High towers of burnt bricks were also erected at each stage , to mark the places where they rested in their imperial progress . In this manner did the royal pair proceed to the des- tination ...
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... wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of considerable merit in exe- cution . ' By Aurungzebe's bigotry the birds and beasts have been disfigured , as savouring of ...
... wall is carved with trees , bunches of grapes , and the figures of different kinds of birds and beasts , of considerable merit in exe- cution . ' By Aurungzebe's bigotry the birds and beasts have been disfigured , as savouring of ...
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... walls , to break the monotony of which there are four octagonal minarets at the four corners , and four colossal gateways on the four sides . The space within is laid out in walks , flower - beds , orangeries , and groves of mango ...
... walls , to break the monotony of which there are four octagonal minarets at the four corners , and four colossal gateways on the four sides . The space within is laid out in walks , flower - beds , orangeries , and groves of mango ...
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