The architecture of ancient Delhi : especially the buildings around the Kutb Minar (1872)
Cole, Henry Hardy, b. 1843, Arundel Society · London : Published by the Arundel Society for Promoting the Knowledge of Art · leaf 48
mmadan invasion of India and the downfall of Hindu reign.Excepting where the materials of the pre-existent Hindu temples are used,—such as carvedpillars, brackets, lintels, &c.—the buildings are the best of a few examples of highly-ornamented Pathan architecture, and form a powerful contrast in… … CHAPTER III.MASJID-I-KUTB-UL-ISLAM. (Hindu Name—Butkhana.) IIlvdu Kings of Delhi—Muhammad Ghoei—Feeishtas Account of the Muhammadan Invasion—Death of Muhammad Ghori. Photograph I. View of the Iron Pillar from the West—Syud Ahmeds Account—De Tassys Account—GeneralCunninghams Account—Analysis of the…
Architecture · Kutb Minar (Delhi, India)
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