The New Guide to DelhiG.A. Savielle, 1866 - 142 pages |
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Adam Khan Agra Akber Ala-oodeen Altomsh Anang Pal arches army Asof Jah attacked Aurungzib Baji Rao Bastion Behram Bengal Bijapore building built Cabul CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Cashmere Cashmere Gate citadel commenced court Cunningham Dara Sheko death defeated Dekkan Delhi Gate ditto dome Emperor Humayon Emperor Shah Jehan entrance erected feet Feroz Shah Ferozabad Firoz gateway Golconda ground Guzerat height Hindoo House Humayon Humayon's Tomb imperial India Jehangir Jumma Musjid Khan's Kootub Minar Lahore Lalkot Lodi Mahomed Shah Mahomed Toogluck Mahomedans Mahrattas Malwa mausoleum Mir Jumla Mirza Mogul Morad mosque Nadir Shah Noor Jehan ordered palace Parikshita Persian Pithora Punjab Purana Keela Rajah Rajpoots red sandstone reign of Emperor reigned from A. D. road ruins Saho Sambaji Seiads Selim sent Sevaji Shah Jehan Shah's Sheko Shir Shah Shuja Shumsh-oodeen siege soon sovereign storey succeeded Sufter Jung Toogluck Shah Toogluckabad took troops UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vizier walls white marble
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Page 2 - ... the whole circuit being only one furlong less than four miles. The fort stands on a rocky height, and is built of massive blocks of stone, so large and heavy that they must have been quarried on the spot. The largest stone which I observed measured...
Page 75 - ... gold supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. Between the two peacocks stood the figure of a parrot of the ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald. On either side of the throne stood an umbrella, one of the Oriental emblems of royalty. They were formed of crimson velvet, richly embroidered and fringed with pearls. The handles were eight feet high, of solid gold and studded with diamonds.
Page 75 - 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 with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. It was surmounted by a canopy of gold, supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. Between the two peacocks stood the figure of a parrot of the ordinary size, said to have been carved out of a single emerald.
Page 75 - Majesty used 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 colours, as to represent life.
Page 101 - exterior form of the main body of the tomb is a square with the corners cut off, or an octagon with four long and four short faces, and each of the short faces forms one side of the four octagonal corner towers. The dome is built entirely of white marble, the rest of the building being of red sandstone with inlaid ornaments of white marble. In this tomb we first see towers attached to the four angles of the main building.
Page 75 - Frenchman by birth, . . . who, after defrauding several of the Princes of Europe, by means of false gems, which he fabricated with peculiar skill, sought refuge in the Great Mogol's court, where he made his fortune.
Page 88 - Golden Pillar " is a single shaft of pale pinkish sandstone, 42 feet 7 inches in length, of which the upper portion, 35 feet in length, has received a very high polish, while the remainder is left quite rough.
Page 75 - 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 colours " as to represent life. The throne itself was six feet
Page 82 - North-west and East are protected by a deep ditch, " and the long face to the South by a large sheet of water, " which is held up by an embankment at the South-east cor
Page 83 - Masjid and the Birij Mandir. The upper part of the fort is full of ruined houses, but the lower part appears as if it had never been fully inhabited.