A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page 41
... remains of the high bastions and the earthen ramparts of an immense fortress with a circuit of a little over 4 m . The ground inside the fort , which is now cultivated , is thickly strewn with old brickbats , the remains of the ancient ...
... remains of the high bastions and the earthen ramparts of an immense fortress with a circuit of a little over 4 m . The ground inside the fort , which is now cultivated , is thickly strewn with old brickbats , the remains of the ancient ...
Page 137
... remains , examined in 1851 , but only at Sanchi are the remains abundant and well preserved . Besides the group at Sanchi , there is at Sonari , 6 m . S.W. , a group of eight topes , of which two are import- ant structures in square ...
... remains , examined in 1851 , but only at Sanchi are the remains abundant and well preserved . Besides the group at Sanchi , there is at Sonari , 6 m . S.W. , a group of eight topes , of which two are import- ant structures in square ...
Page 275
... remains ; and in the present citadel enclosure are the Emperor Firoz Shah's Lat and Mosque , and remains of an old palace . E. of the city is a fine stone building called the Jahaz , or Ship , from its shape . It was used as a workshop ...
... remains ; and in the present citadel enclosure are the Emperor Firoz Shah's Lat and Mosque , and remains of an old palace . E. of the city is a fine stone building called the Jahaz , or Ship , from its shape . It was used as a workshop ...
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