Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray., 1911 |
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... centre of their power , Amritsar being the religious centre . The government was at first in the hands of a number of confederacies , or misls , which were gradually absorbed by Ranjit Singh of the Sukarchakia Misl , who finally became ...
... centre of their power , Amritsar being the religious centre . The government was at first in the hands of a number of confederacies , or misls , which were gradually absorbed by Ranjit Singh of the Sukarchakia Misl , who finally became ...
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... centre of its sea front yet stands , and Fort St George , which stood at the northern end of this front , still gives its name to the European General Hospital . On the S. side the defences followed the line of Rampart Row from the ...
... centre of its sea front yet stands , and Fort St George , which stood at the northern end of this front , still gives its name to the European General Hospital . On the S. side the defences followed the line of Rampart Row from the ...
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... centre of the building , above the main corridor , and has a carved teak gallery for the public running round three sides . The ceil- ing is of dark polished teak in panels , with a carved centre - piece . The floor is Italian mosaic ...
... centre of the building , above the main corridor , and has a carved teak gallery for the public running round three sides . The ceil- ing is of dark polished teak in panels , with a carved centre - piece . The floor is Italian mosaic ...
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... centre of the S. side on which the Bank of Bengal stands , Bank Street leads to the Bank of Bombay . The Town Hall , designed by Col. T. Cowper , was opened in 1835 , and cost about £ 60,000 , by far the larger portion being defrayed by ...
... centre of the S. side on which the Bank of Bengal stands , Bank Street leads to the Bank of Bombay . The Town Hall , designed by Col. T. Cowper , was opened in 1835 , and cost about £ 60,000 , by far the larger portion being defrayed by ...
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... centre facing the W. The drawing - room or ballroom above the dining - room oc- cupies the place of the old Portuguese chapel . On the staircase there is a bust , and in the ballroom a portrait , of the Duke of Wellington . At the end ...
... centre facing the W. The drawing - room or ballroom above the dining - room oc- cupies the place of the old Portuguese chapel . On the staircase there is a bust , and in the ballroom a portrait , of the Duke of Wellington . At the end ...
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