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 130
... Towers of Fame and Victory , known as the two Kir- thams . The Tower of Fame , which is much the older , stands up grandly near the E. rampart , and is reached by the broad road turning to the left inside the Ram Pol , and passing the ...
... Towers of Fame and Victory , known as the two Kir- thams . The Tower of Fame , which is much the older , stands up grandly near the E. rampart , and is reached by the broad road turning to the left inside the Ram Pol , and passing the ...
Page 131
... tower ( the small Kirtham ) , and in the inside are carvings of Hindu deities with the names below . In the top storey are two of the origi- nal four slabs with long inscrip- tions . The tower took seven to ten years to build - from ...
... tower ( the small Kirtham ) , and in the inside are carvings of Hindu deities with the names below . In the top storey are two of the origi- nal four slabs with long inscrip- tions . The tower took seven to ten years to build - from ...
Page 546
... tower is capped by an octagonal sikhara with small pediment on each front . The whole tower is plastered over , and the plaster faithfully represents the underlying stone work , but the plaster work is much coarser in execution . The ...
... tower is capped by an octagonal sikhara with small pediment on each front . The whole tower is plastered over , and the plaster faithfully represents the underlying stone work , but the plaster work is much coarser in execution . The ...
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Agra Ahmadabad Akbar ancient arches architecture Asoka Aurangzeb bank beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay Brahman British Buddh Gaya Buddha Buddhist building built Burma Calcutta called capital carved cave Cawnpore centre century Ceylon chaitya chief Church College columns court Delhi District dome Emperor erected European famous figures front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Gujarat Gwalior hall hill Hindu Hooghly House India irrigation Jain Jhansi junction station Kashmir Khan King lake lakhs Lord Lucknow Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahrattas marble Masjid ment mosque Mughal Muhammadan Mutiny Muttra Nagpur Narbada native officers ornament Oudh palace Panjab Parsi Peshwa picturesque pillars population Port Prince principal Provinces railway station Raja religion river road round route ruins sacred Sarnath sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikhs Singh Siva steamers stone storeys stupa style Surat tank temple tion tomb tower town troops veranda vihara Vishnu wall