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Page xii
Ancient Pillar . - Account of Disturbance in Benares when the Pillar was thrown
down . - The Ghazeepore Road . - Ancient Bridge over the Barna 184 CHAPTER
XVI . Sivála Ghát . – The Old Fort . - Raja Cheit Singh ; History of his Insurrection
...
Ancient Pillar . - Account of Disturbance in Benares when the Pillar was thrown
down . - The Ghazeepore Road . - Ancient Bridge over the Barna 184 CHAPTER
XVI . Sivála Ghát . – The Old Fort . - Raja Cheit Singh ; History of his Insurrection
...
Page xiii
Carved Stones and Ancient Pillars . - Remains of small Buddhist Temple . -
Remains of larger Temple . — Traces of Buddhist Monastery 271 CHAPTER XX .
Further Account of Ancient Remains recently discovered in Benares and its
vicinity .
Carved Stones and Ancient Pillars . - Remains of small Buddhist Temple . -
Remains of larger Temple . — Traces of Buddhist Monastery 271 CHAPTER XX .
Further Account of Ancient Remains recently discovered in Benares and its
vicinity .
Page 19
There is no known specimen of architecture existing , of any character , the date
of which carries us back beyond the third century before Christ . The pillars of
Asoka , which belong to this period , are the very earliest sculptured remains yet ...
There is no known specimen of architecture existing , of any character , the date
of which carries us back beyond the third century before Christ . The pillars of
Asoka , which belong to this period , are the very earliest sculptured remains yet ...
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Scarcely a generation has passed since Prinsep deciphered the inscription on
Aśoka's pillars , and ascertained its date . Moreover , the spirit of archeological
inquiry has but slightly manifested itself among the British rulers of India .
Scarcely a generation has passed since Prinsep deciphered the inscription on
Aśoka's pillars , and ascertained its date . Moreover , the spirit of archeological
inquiry has but slightly manifested itself among the British rulers of India .
Page 23
They must have heard of the vast structures erected in Egypt , and of the splendid
palaces , and stairs , and pillars , and other edifices , with which the Assyrian
monarchs adorned their cities . They were not lacking in genius , or in the desire
for ...
They must have heard of the vast structures erected in Egypt , and of the splendid
palaces , and stairs , and pillars , and other edifices , with which the Assyrian
monarchs adorned their cities . They were not lacking in genius , or in the desire
for ...
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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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