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Page 148
... minarets [ 210 ] . The upper openings of the stairways are now closed with an iron railing , and form an attraction for visitors who look down into the dark and speculate how far the tunnel below will reach - up to the Agra fort , or ...
... minarets [ 210 ] . The upper openings of the stairways are now closed with an iron railing , and form an attraction for visitors who look down into the dark and speculate how far the tunnel below will reach - up to the Agra fort , or ...
Page 244
... minarets : ' the bulbous swell of the former I think clumsy , and the minarets have nothing to recommend them but their height and the beauty of their materials'.66 The most famous statement is perhaps that of the wife of Captain ...
... minarets : ' the bulbous swell of the former I think clumsy , and the minarets have nothing to recommend them but their height and the beauty of their materials'.66 The most famous statement is perhaps that of the wife of Captain ...
Page 272
... minarets in his investigation . 132 Lahauri 1866-72 , vol . 2 , p . 325 ( see also the present book , p . 256 ) , calls the chhatri a chartaq , i.e. a chahar taq , a term used for four - arched pavilions , though it is octagonal . 133 ...
... minarets in his investigation . 132 Lahauri 1866-72 , vol . 2 , p . 325 ( see also the present book , p . 256 ) , calls the chhatri a chartaq , i.e. a chahar taq , a term used for four - arched pavilions , though it is octagonal . 133 ...
Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
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