Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1919 |
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Page 233
... domes , and in the centre soars the great central dome , which rises to a height of 187 ft . , the metal pinnacle adding yet 30 ft . to the whole ; the height of the top of the dome above the level of the garden is just 25 ft . less ...
... domes , and in the centre soars the great central dome , which rises to a height of 187 ft . , the metal pinnacle adding yet 30 ft . to the whole ; the height of the top of the dome above the level of the garden is just 25 ft . less ...
Page 297
... dome on an octagonal base , with a smaller dome at each of the four corners on a square base . Each of the four sides is pierced by a recessed doorway with a pointed arch covered by a second loftier and larger arch . The dead walls are ...
... dome on an octagonal base , with a smaller dome at each of the four corners on a square base . Each of the four sides is pierced by a recessed doorway with a pointed arch covered by a second loftier and larger arch . The dead walls are ...
Page 492
... Dome ( 8 ) . Mr Fergusson , in his Hist . of Ind . Arch . ( 2 , 273 ) , says of this building : The tomb of Muham- mad was in design as complete a contrast to that " of Ibrahim II . ( see p . 497 ) , as can well be imagined , and is as ...
... Dome ( 8 ) . Mr Fergusson , in his Hist . of Ind . Arch . ( 2 , 273 ) , says of this building : The tomb of Muham- mad was in design as complete a contrast to that " of Ibrahim II . ( see p . 497 ) , as can well be imagined , and is as ...
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