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Page 33
He will be especially struck by the apparent newness and freshness of the
houses on the southern side , as compared with those on the northern side ; and
his attention will be , or ought to be , powerfully arrested by the venerable
appearance ...
He will be especially struck by the apparent newness and freshness of the
houses on the southern side , as compared with those on the northern side ; and
his attention will be , or ought to be , powerfully arrested by the venerable
appearance ...
Page 43
The separate blocks , therefore , on the work being completed , exhibited , from
top to bottom , and on all sides , a mass of minute temples . These blocks are still
to be seen in various parts of Benares , the largest being situated above the ...
The separate blocks , therefore , on the work being completed , exhibited , from
top to bottom , and on all sides , a mass of minute temples . These blocks are still
to be seen in various parts of Benares , the largest being situated above the ...
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up most of the space from one side to the other . The carving upon them is not
particularly striking ; but the dome and tower glittering in the sun look like vast
masses of burnished gold . They are , however , only covered with gold leaf ,
which is ...
up most of the space from one side to the other . The carving upon them is not
particularly striking ; but the dome and tower glittering in the sun look like vast
masses of burnished gold . They are , however , only covered with gold leaf ,
which is ...
Page 52
What makes this latter supposition plausible is , that , on three sides of the
perpendicular face of the terrace on which the mosque stands , Buddhist pillars ,
of a simple and very early type , forming recesses or rooms , but which were ,
originally ...
What makes this latter supposition plausible is , that , on three sides of the
perpendicular face of the terrace on which the mosque stands , Buddhist pillars ,
of a simple and very early type , forming recesses or rooms , but which were ,
originally ...
Page 53
situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a
gateway in the midst of the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but ,
although they once erected one , they were not suffered to make use of it , on
account ...
situated on one side of it . The Mohammedans have many times wished to build a
gateway in the midst of the spacious platform in front of the mosque ; but ,
although they once erected one , they were not suffered to make use of it , on
account ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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