| James Fergusson - Architecture - 1855 - 808 pages
...has been necessary to reduce it prevents all its peculiarities from being seen. To understand it, it is necessary to bear in mind that all the pillars...been taken down and re-arranged by the conquerors. In this instance it seems most probable that the former was the case, and that they were open colonnades... | |
| James Fergusson - Architecture - 1855 - 542 pages
...has been necessary to reduce it prevents all its peculiarities from being seen. To understand it, it is necessary to bear in mind that all the pillars...means easy to determine whether the pillars now stand us originally arranged by the Hindus, or whether they have been taken down and re-arranged by the conquerors.... | |
| James Fergusson - 1855 - 578 pages
...has been necessary to reduce it prevents all its peculiarities from being seen. To understand it, it is necessary to bear in mind that all the pillars are of Hindu, and all the walls uf Mahometan architecture. It is by no means easy to determine whether the pillars now stand as originally... | |
| James Prinsep - India - 1858 - 554 pages
...: — 1 [Mr. Fergusson remarks : — " To understand the ground-plan (of the nuns in old Dihli), it is necessary to bear in mind that all the pillars...and re-arranged by the conquerors." The inscription abore quoted conclusively determines the architectural history of the building.] ART. XI.] RUIXS IN... | |
| Asia - 1865 - 1024 pages
...moderate enough when it is named in Rupees. 74. Mr. Fergussonf has expressed an opinion that " it is not easy to determine whether the pillars now stand as...been taken down and rearranged by the conquerors." In this instance he thinks it " most probable that the former was the case, and that they were open... | |
| Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt - Delhi (India) - 1866 - 172 pages
...doubt now that the pillars were put in their present positions by the Mahomediins. " It was at first by no means easy to determine " whether the pillars now stand as originally arranged " by the Hindoos, or whether they have been taken down " and arranged by the conquerors. It was imagined that... | |
| James Fergusson - Architecture - 1867 - 854 pages
...repaired aud consolidated, and we must all its peculiarities from being seen. To understand it, it is necessary to bear in mind that all the pillars are of Hindu, and all the walls of Mahomcdan architecture. It is a little difficult, to determine whether the pillars now stand as originally... | |
| Archaeological Survey of India - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 570 pages
...expressed an opinion that " it is not " easy to determine whether the pillars now stand as ori" ginally arranged by the Hindus, or whether they have been " taken down and re-arranged by the conquerors." In this instance he thinks it " most probable that the former was " the case, and that they were open... | |
| Sir Alexander Cunningham - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 614 pages
...expressed an opinion that " it is not "easy to determine whether the pillars now stand as ori" ginally arranged by the Hindus, or whether they have been " taken down and re-arranged by the conquerors." In this instance he thinks it " most probable that the former was " the case, and that they were open... | |
| James Fergusson - Architecture - 1876 - 790 pages
...by the Author.) Scale 100 ft. to 1 tn. all its peculiarities from being seen. To understand it, it is necessary to bear in mind that all the pillars are of Hindu, and all the walls of Mahomedan, architecture. It is a little difficult to determine to what extent the pillars now stand... | |
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