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 158
... beautiful ornamen- tation of inlaid mirror work and fine tiles of Dutch and Chinese make ; the Bari Mahal , or Amar Vilas ( 1699-1711 ) , has a charming garden in the centre of it . On the W. side of the Tripolia are the Karan Vilas ...
... beautiful ornamen- tation of inlaid mirror work and fine tiles of Dutch and Chinese make ; the Bari Mahal , or Amar Vilas ( 1699-1711 ) , has a charming garden in the centre of it . On the W. side of the Tripolia are the Karan Vilas ...
Page 225
... beautiful marble with Bengali arches . Visitors entering must take off their shoes . Hundreds of pigeons fly about and stately pea- Cocks strut about the stone pave- ments . In the city , just right of the main palace - entrance , is ...
... beautiful marble with Bengali arches . Visitors entering must take off their shoes . Hundreds of pigeons fly about and stately pea- Cocks strut about the stone pave- ments . In the city , just right of the main palace - entrance , is ...
Page 397
... beautiful symmetry of the mauso- leum and the religious feeling dis- played in the decorations , marble tomb , rich fresco paintings on the walls . The dome fell and has been replaced by a flat roof . The beautiful marble railing sur ...
... beautiful symmetry of the mauso- leum and the religious feeling dis- played in the decorations , marble tomb , rich fresco paintings on the walls . The dome fell and has been replaced by a flat roof . The beautiful marble railing sur ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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