A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 116
... centre of Jamshedpur , where the parent com- pany of Tata's Iron and Steel Works is now the centre of a ring of indus- tries , covering tin - plates , agricultural implements , jute machinery , enamel ware , locomotive parts , chemicals ...
... centre of Jamshedpur , where the parent com- pany of Tata's Iron and Steel Works is now the centre of a ring of indus- tries , covering tin - plates , agricultural implements , jute machinery , enamel ware , locomotive parts , chemicals ...
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 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 |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND to Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
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 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 India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Karachi Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta main line marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Palace passes Peshwa pillars Portuguese Punjab railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock round Route ruins runs sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall