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... Diwan - i Amm [ 81 : 3 ] . The public entrance is now through the southern gate complex , which was originally used by the imperial family . From it a ramp ascends to the courtyard of the Diwan - i Amm . To the east of the ramp are two ...
... Diwan - i Amm [ 81 : 3 ] . The public entrance is now through the southern gate complex , which was originally used by the imperial family . From it a ramp ascends to the courtyard of the Diwan - i Amm . To the east of the ramp are two ...
Page 68
... Diwan - i ' Amm was widely accessible for the reception of the court , the emperor kept the privileged riverfront for the imperial circle [ 85 ] . Here he constructed the ' Machchhi Bhavan ' , still semi - official , and the ' Anguri ...
... Diwan - i ' Amm was widely accessible for the reception of the court , the emperor kept the privileged riverfront for the imperial circle [ 85 ] . Here he constructed the ' Machchhi Bhavan ' , still semi - official , and the ' Anguri ...
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... I have largely followed the system of the dictionary of Steingass ( see the Bibliography , p . 274 ) , which is ... diwan - i amm ( q.v. ) . chini khana ( chīnī khāna ) ' China room ' : wall decoration consisting of small niches in which ...
... I have largely followed the system of the dictionary of Steingass ( see the Bibliography , p . 274 ) , which is ... diwan - i amm ( q.v. ) . chini khana ( chīnī khāna ) ' China room ' : wall decoration consisting of small niches in which ...
Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
Copyright | |
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