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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... covered area , and horizontal domes , thus avoiding the thrust of the radiating arch . Hardly any two ceilings to the small squares between the pillars have the same design , while elaborate carved pendants hang from the larger ...
... covered area , and horizontal domes , thus avoiding the thrust of the radiating arch . Hardly any two ceilings to the small squares between the pillars have the same design , while elaborate carved pendants hang from the larger ...
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... covered with beautiful Saracenic surface decoration , and is inscribed with finely - written pas- sages of the Koran ; in the centre of the W. side is a Kibla of white marble discoloured with age . The tomb is in the centre , and stands ...
... covered with beautiful Saracenic surface decoration , and is inscribed with finely - written pas- sages of the Koran ; in the centre of the W. side is a Kibla of white marble discoloured with age . The tomb is in the centre , and stands ...
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... covered with carving in low relief . The view from the Eastern doorway , across the intervening lake to the present town of Tatta , is beautiful . Near the N.W. corner of Nawab Isa Khan's tomb is that of Diwan Shurfa Khan , in whose ...
... covered with carving in low relief . The view from the Eastern doorway , across the intervening lake to the present town of Tatta , is beautiful . Near the N.W. corner of Nawab Isa Khan's tomb is that of Diwan Shurfa Khan , in whose ...
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