Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1952 |
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Page 307
... arch is 53 ft . high by 22 ft . wide . The Muhammadan conquerors had a tolerably distinct idea that pointed arches were the true form of architectural openings , but , being without science sufficient to con- struct them , they left the ...
... arch is 53 ft . high by 22 ft . wide . The Muhammadan conquerors had a tolerably distinct idea that pointed arches were the true form of architectural openings , but , being without science sufficient to con- struct them , they left the ...
Page 318
... arch is 30 ft . and the height from the ground to the crown of the arch is 75 ft . Over the arch on both sides is the word INDIA flanked by MCM . Immediately below on the left is XIV and on the right XIX . The upper portion is of white ...
... arch is 30 ft . and the height from the ground to the crown of the arch is 75 ft . Over the arch on both sides is the word INDIA flanked by MCM . Immediately below on the left is XIV and on the right XIX . The upper portion is of white ...
Page 557
... arches of great variety . Flights of stairs lead to the unbalconied galleries above , and down to the graves contained in the arches and alcoved basements . The tombs are of black basalt or greenstone . The shape is oblong and stepped ...
... arches of great variety . Flights of stairs lead to the unbalconied galleries above , and down to the graves contained in the arches and alcoved basements . The tombs are of black basalt or greenstone . The shape is oblong and stepped ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar Benares Bengal Bombay branch bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved cave Cawnpore centre Ceylon Church College corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Governor Guntakal Gwalior hall hill Hindu House India inscription Jain Jhansi junction Khan King Lahore lake leads Lord Lucknow Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment mosque motor Mughal Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab officers opened Pagoda Palace passes Peshwa pillars Portuguese Punjab rail railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock roof round Route ruins runs Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple tion tomb tower town Valley Victoria village Vishnu wall