A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1959 - 634 pages |
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Page 81
... stone plinth 93 ft . in diameter and solidly built , the stones being clamped together with iron , to the height of 43 ft . Above that it is in brickwork , rising to a height of 104 ft . above the terrace of the temple , and 143 ft ...
... stone plinth 93 ft . in diameter and solidly built , the stones being clamped together with iron , to the height of 43 ft . Above that it is in brickwork , rising to a height of 104 ft . above the terrace of the temple , and 143 ft ...
Page 225
... stone partition wall is modern . On the right of the road is the back of the Khwabgah , or Sleeping Apart- ment , literally " House of Dreams . " Written on the internal walls over the architraves of the doors are some Persian ...
... stone partition wall is modern . On the right of the road is the back of the Khwabgah , or Sleeping Apart- ment , literally " House of Dreams . " Written on the internal walls over the architraves of the doors are some Persian ...
Page 226
... stone partitions forming the wards still extant . The ceilings are of solid slabs of stone , carved on the exterior to represent tiles . Outside , to the W. of the Khas Mahal enclosure , is the House of Miriam , daughter of Raja Bhar ...
... stone partitions forming the wards still extant . The ceilings are of solid slabs of stone , carved on the exterior to represent tiles . Outside , to the W. of the Khas Mahal enclosure , is the House of Miriam , daughter of Raja Bhar ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
Hotels Dak Bungalows and Resthouses | xvii |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND To Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
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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