Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1959 |
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Page xxxi
... seen only for a few minutes . The Red Sea extends from the head of the Gulf of Suez to the Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , about 1300 m . , and its greatest width is about 200 m . At Ras Muhammad it is split by the peninsula of Sinai into ...
... seen only for a few minutes . The Red Sea extends from the head of the Gulf of Suez to the Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , about 1300 m . , and its greatest width is about 200 m . At Ras Muhammad it is split by the peninsula of Sinai into ...
Page 213
... seen at different times of the day . The best perhaps is late in the afternoon , but it should be seen by moonlight also . It was commenced in 1040 A.H. , or A.D. 1630 , by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite queen ...
... seen at different times of the day . The best perhaps is late in the afternoon , but it should be seen by moonlight also . It was commenced in 1040 A.H. , or A.D. 1630 , by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite queen ...
Page 592
... seen on the road to the summit . Iron railings and ladders ease the ascent , and niches are cut in the rock and protecting walls are provided . Copies of some frescoes , considered superior to those at Ajanta , high up in a cavity may be ...
... seen on the road to the summit . Iron railings and ladders ease the ascent , and niches are cut in the rock and protecting walls are provided . Copies of some frescoes , considered superior to those at Ajanta , high up in a cavity may be ...
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 Central 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 India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Pakistan Palace passes Peshawar Peshwa pillars Portuguese railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock roof round Route ruins runs sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall