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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