 ... feet long and 31 feet broad, the roof of which was supported on five rows of the tallest and finest of the Hindu pillars. The Mosque is approached through a cloistered court, 145 feet in length from east to west, and 96 feet in width. In the midst...  Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal - Page xxxi1865Full view - About this book
 | Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt - Delhi (India) - 1866 - 172 pages
...(see 62 ) surrounded by cloisters formed of " several rows of Hindoo columns of infinite variety and " design, and of most delicate execution. There are three " entrances to the court of the Musjid, of which the Eastern " entrance was the principal one. The South entrance " has disappeared... | |
 | Archaeological Survey of India - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 570 pages
...east to west, and 96 feet in width. In the midst of the west half of this court, stands the celebrated Iron Pillar, surrounded by cloisters formed of several...interesting inscriptions in large Arabic letters. I have already noticed that the whole of the beautiful Hindu pillars in these cloisters were originally... | |
 | Sir Alexander Cunningham - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1871 - 578 pages
...east to west, and 96 feet in width. In the midst of the west half of this court, stands the celebrated Iron Pillar, surrounded by cloisters formed of several...interesting inscriptions in large Arabic letters. I have already noticed that the whole of the beautiful Hindu pillars in these cloisters were originally... | |
 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1897 - 1054 pages
...east to west and 96 feet in width. In the midst of the west half of this court stands the celebrated Iron Pillar, surrounded by cloisters formed of several...variety of design, and of most delicate execution." 2 The presence of the infinitely various Hindu columns is explained by the fact that the mosque was... | |
 | Esther Singleton - Architecture - 1912 - 462 pages
...ninety-six feet in width. In the midst of the west half of this court X w O of stands the celebrated Iron Pillar, surrounded by cloisters formed of several...variety of design, and of most delicate execution." ' The presence of the infinitely various Hindu columns is explained by the fact that the mosque was... | |
 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1897 - 1304 pages
...east to west and 96 feet in width. In the midst of the west half of this court stands the celebrated Iron Pillar, surrounded by cloisters formed of several...variety of design, and of most delicate execution." 2 The presence of the infinitely various Hindu columns is explained by the fact that the mosque was... | |
 | Upinder Singh - History - 2006 - 264 pages
...east to west and 96 feet in width. In the midst of the west half of this court stands the celebrated Iron Pillar, surrounded by cloisters formed of several...of infinite variety of design, and of most delicate execution.'3 The presence of the infinitely various Hindus columns is explained by the fact that the... | |
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