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 114
... surrounded by hills . It ceased to be the capital in 1818 , but the crumbling arches of the old fort , the broken walls of the ancient palace , and the half - filled - up moat which surrounded the city , recall its former condition ...
... surrounded by hills . It ceased to be the capital in 1818 , but the crumbling arches of the old fort , the broken walls of the ancient palace , and the half - filled - up moat which surrounded the city , recall its former condition ...
Page 247
... surrounded it by a larger cloistered court , in the S.E. corner of which stands the Qutb Minar , and added three arches N. and S. across the extensions ; and in 1300 Ala - ud - din appended a further eastern court , entered by his great ...
... surrounded it by a larger cloistered court , in the S.E. corner of which stands the Qutb Minar , and added three arches N. and S. across the extensions ; and in 1300 Ala - ud - din appended a further eastern court , entered by his great ...
Page 373
... surrounded by a high wall castellated with two lofty gateways . In addition to rare plants the Gardens contain an Archaeological Museum ( 1931 ) with prehistoric objects from Paithan ; also Celadon ware , men- agerie and an Industrial ...
... surrounded by a high wall castellated with two lofty gateways . In addition to rare plants the Gardens contain an Archaeological Museum ( 1931 ) with prehistoric objects from Paithan ; also Celadon ware , men- agerie and an Industrial ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE EAST | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay branch line bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built Bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved cave centre century Ceylon Church College Colombo corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Governor Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House Hyderabad India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab Office Pagoda Pakistan Palace passes Peshawar Peshwa pillars Portuguese railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock roof round Route ruins runs Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands stone storeys stupa Sultan tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall