Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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Page 177
... arches like those with which Altamsh adorned the courtyard of the Qutb . In the centre the screen rises to a height of 56 ft . , and at the corners above this arch rise two short minarets with Tughra inscriptions . Nothing can exceed ...
... arches like those with which Altamsh adorned the courtyard of the Qutb . In the centre the screen rises to a height of 56 ft . , and at the corners above this arch rise two short minarets with Tughra inscriptions . Nothing can exceed ...
Page 375
... arches of great variety . Flights of stairs lead to the unbalconied galleries above , and down to the graves con- tained 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 con- tained in the arches and alcoved basements . The tombs are of black basalt or greenstone . The shape is oblong and stepped ...
Page 384
... arch of 34 ft . span and about the same height , flanked by two octagonal towers . The tank at the water's edge is ... arches forms a veranda 15 ft . broad round the Tomb , and its ceiling is exquisitely carved with verses of the Koran ...
... arch of 34 ft . span and about the same height , flanked by two octagonal towers . The tank at the water's edge is ... arches forms a veranda 15 ft . broad round the Tomb , and its ceiling is exquisitely carved with verses of the Koran ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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