Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1955 |
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Page 172
... surrounded by a strong wall nearly 6 m . in extent , with seven gates , each bearing the name of the town to which it leads . Some of the houses and temples in the city are of stone richly carved . Amongst the most important buildings ...
... surrounded by a strong wall nearly 6 m . in extent , with seven gates , each bearing the name of the town to which it leads . Some of the houses and temples in the city are of stone richly carved . Amongst the most important buildings ...
Page 237
... surrounded by a cloister , and roofed with many small domes of the plainest and most solid con- struction . " E. of the mosque is the tomb of Turkman Shah , styled the " Sun of Devotees . " He died in 638 A.H.A.D. 1240 , in the time of ...
... surrounded by a cloister , and roofed with many small domes of the plainest and most solid con- struction . " E. of the mosque is the tomb of Turkman Shah , styled the " Sun of Devotees . " He died in 638 A.H.A.D. 1240 , in the time of ...
Page 596
... surrounded by three or four circles of carved columns , are among the most re- markable and most elegant . These columns are a special feature of Ceylon dagobas . The ruined Dalada Maligawa , or Temple of the Tooth , is identified by an ...
... surrounded by three or four circles of carved columns , are among the most re- markable and most elegant . These columns are a special feature of Ceylon dagobas . The ruined Dalada Maligawa , or Temple of the Tooth , is identified by an ...
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