A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 96
... dome . As the door leading to the dome is kept locked , application should be made to the Superintendent at his office in the entrance hall . The echo in the space between the outer and inner domes and the whispering gallery inside the ...
... dome . As the door leading to the dome is kept locked , application should be made to the Superintendent at his office in the entrance hall . The echo in the space between the outer and inner domes and the whispering gallery inside the ...
Page 215
... domes , and in the centre soars the great central dome , which rises to a height of 187 ft . , the metal pinnacle making a total of 243 ft . All the spandrels , as well as the angles and important details , are in- laid with semi ...
... domes , and in the centre soars the great central dome , which rises to a height of 187 ft . , the metal pinnacle making a total of 243 ft . All the spandrels , as well as the angles and important details , are in- laid with semi ...
Page 266
... dome on an octagonal base , with a smaller dome at each of the four corners on a square base , generally resembling tombs at Delhi . The dead walls are relieved by squares of blue enamelled tiles . This tomb is a specimen of the later ...
... dome on an octagonal base , with a smaller dome at each of the four corners on a square base , generally resembling tombs at Delhi . The dead walls are relieved by squares of blue enamelled tiles . This tomb is a specimen of the later ...
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 Hyderabad India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta main line marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Palace passes pavilion 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