Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus

a-half according angulas appears architects architecture artists base bottom breadth building called campa capital cavetto chapter cima cities classes column composed considered consisting construction contained cupola deities described designs diameter directions divided east edifice employed entablature equal erected essay figures fillet five former four fourth front gate give given gnomon gópura Grecian ground half head height Hindú houses images India kinds latter length lower Mánasára marked measured mentioned middle moulding nine notice observed occupied ornaments padma pedestal performed pillar pinnacle placed Plate points porticoes portion possession principal projection proportions pyramidal quarters raised reference remain resembles respect rules says sculpture seven shadow shaft sides situation sorts South space square stone story streets supposed taken temples thickness third three-quarters towns treatises treats twelve twice upper various village VIMÁNA Vishnu walls western whole