A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 62
... hall , measuring 27 ft . by 29 ft . , with three cells on the E. and N. sides . No. 9 lies in the N.W. angle beyond the third hall , and is reached from the central hall of No. 6 ; it has a well - carved façade . No. 7 , to which the ...
... hall , measuring 27 ft . by 29 ft . , with three cells on the E. and N. sides . No. 9 lies in the N.W. angle beyond the third hall , and is reached from the central hall of No. 6 ; it has a well - carved façade . No. 7 , to which the ...
Page 95
... hall from the gallery itself . The bronze doors on the two sides of the Queen's Hall are fine examples of modern workmanship , and beyond them on the terraces are groups of marble statuary , with Lord Corn- wallis , by John Bacon ...
... hall from the gallery itself . The bronze doors on the two sides of the Queen's Hall are fine examples of modern workmanship , and beyond them on the terraces are groups of marble statuary , with Lord Corn- wallis , by John Bacon ...
Page 235
... Hall of Public Audience , the Diwan - i - Am ( 100 ft . by 60 ft . ) . The proportions of this hall , with its columns and engrailed arches , are extremely good . The whole was originally covered with ivory polished chunam . At the back ...
... Hall of Public Audience , the Diwan - i - Am ( 100 ft . by 60 ft . ) . The proportions of this hall , with its columns and engrailed arches , are extremely good . The whole was originally covered with ivory polished chunam . At the back ...
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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