The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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Page 175
... dome construction could not be noticed ; but when images came to be placed under the head of the Stupa , the dome had to be raised high and supported on columns , giving ocular evidence of the art and craft of the Indian builder . The ...
... dome construction could not be noticed ; but when images came to be placed under the head of the Stupa , the dome had to be raised high and supported on columns , giving ocular evidence of the art and craft of the Indian builder . The ...
Page 180
... dome are twice as high as those on which the side domes rest , while two rows of smaller columns on the roof make up for the height . Inside is a solid balustrade exquisitely carved , over which comes the light and air for the ...
... dome are twice as high as those on which the side domes rest , while two rows of smaller columns on the roof make up for the height . Inside is a solid balustrade exquisitely carved , over which comes the light and air for the ...
Page 184
... dome is erected 124 ft . 5 in . in diameter , thus leaving a gallery more than 12 ft . wide all round the interior . Internally , the dome is 178 ft . above the floor , and externally 198 ft . from the outside platform ; its thickness ...
... dome is erected 124 ft . 5 in . in diameter , thus leaving a gallery more than 12 ft . wide all round the interior . Internally , the dome is 178 ft . above the floor , and externally 198 ft . from the outside platform ; its thickness ...
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