 In this hall was the famous Peacock Throne, so " called from its having the figures of two peacocks " standing behind it, their tails being expanded, and " the whole so inlaid with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, " pearls and other precious stones of appropriate...  Cities of India Past and Present - Page 146by Sir George William Forrest - 1903 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt - 1866 - 172 pages
...— ' If there " is a paradise upon earth, it is this, it is this, it is this/ " " In this hall was the famous Peacock Throne, so called " from its having the figures of two peacocks standing be" hind it, their tails being expanded, and the whole so inlaid " with sapphires, rubies, emeralds,... | |
 | Alfred Frederick P. Harcourt - 1873 - 172 pages
...language — ' If there " is a paradise upon earth, it is tljis, it is this.' " " In this hall was the famous Peacock Throne, so called " from its having...represent life. The " throne itself was six feet long by four feet broad ; it stood " on six massive feet, which with the body, were of solid gold, " inlaid... | |
 | Frank Vincent - 1876 - 326 pages
...dewan-i-khas which contained, in the days of Shah Jehan and Aurungzebe, the famous Peacock Throne. This was so called from its having the figures of two peacocks standing behind it with expanded, tails, which were so spangled with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, pearls, and other precious... | |
 | Edward Smith Bridges - 1879 - 336 pages
...written description I saw of the throne, which reads almost like a fairy-tale. " The Peacock Throne had the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their...colours as to represent life. The throne itself was 6 ft. long by 4 ft. broad. It stood on six massive feet, which, with the body, were of solid gold,... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1879 - 888 pages
...called the Peacock Throne " from its having the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails expanded, and the whole so inlaid with sapphires,...emeralds, pearls and other precious stones of appropriate colors, as to represent life. The throne itself was six feet long byfour feet broad. It stood on six... | |
 | John Henry Gray - 1879 - 656 pages
...Persian language, " If there be a paradise upon earth, it is this, it is this ! " " In this hall was the famous Peacock Throne," so called from its having the figures of two peacocks standing behind * " In 1759 the Mahrattas, under Sedasheo Bhaa, after the capture of the city, took this down and melted... | |
 | John Russell Young - 1879 - 752 pages
...at about $30,000,000. Mr. Beresford, in his book on Delhi, says it was called the peacock throne " from its having the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails expanded, and INTERIOR OF PALACE. the whole so inlaid with sapphires, ru bies, emeralds, pearls, and... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1879 - 864 pages
...have cost $30,000,000. Mr. Beresford, in his book on Delhi, says it was called the Peacock Throne " from its having the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails expanded, and the whole so inlaid with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, pearls and other precious stones... | |
 | Edward Warren Clark - 1880 - 380 pages
...the precious metal was seized and carried off by the Mahrattas about a century ago. "In this hall was the famous Peacock Throne, so called from its having...figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails expanded, and the whole so inlaid with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, pearls, and other precious stones... | |
 | J. F. Packard - 1880 - 840 pages
...called the peacock throne " from its having the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails expanded, and the whole so inlaid with sapphires,...emeralds, pearls, and other precious stones of appropriate colors, as to represent life. The throne itself was six feet long by four feet broad. It stood on six... | |
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