A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 20J. Murray, 1962 - 634 pages |
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Page 161
... centre cupola is larger and much higher . The two " shaking " minarets lost half their height in the earthquake of 16th June 1819. They are now 43 ft . high . On the marble slab above the centre of the three kiblas , or prayer- niches ...
... centre cupola is larger and much higher . The two " shaking " minarets lost half their height in the earthquake of 16th June 1819. They are now 43 ft . high . On the marble slab above the centre of the three kiblas , or prayer- niches ...
Page 180
... centre of Jaipur , covering one - seventh of its area . The whole is surrounded by a high embattled wall , built by Jai Singh II , but many of the buildings included in it are of a later date . The Chandra Mahal , which forms the centre ...
... centre of Jaipur , covering one - seventh of its area . The whole is surrounded by a high embattled wall , built by Jai Singh II , but many of the buildings included in it are of a later date . The Chandra Mahal , which forms the centre ...
Page 215
... centre of each side is a deeply recessed bay 63 ft . high . The height of the walls and parapet over them is 108 ft .; at each corner above them rise smaller marble domes , and in the centre soars the great central dome , which rises to ...
... centre of each side is a deeply recessed bay 63 ft . high . The height of the walls and parapet over them is 108 ft .; at each corner above them rise smaller marble domes , and in the centre soars the great central dome , which rises to ...
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 Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House Hyderabad India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Nawab Office 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 stone storeys stupa Sultan tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall