A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 582
e. Bk. I. Ch. V. TURKESTAN. 561 Turkestan. The progress of the Russians in Northern Asia has recently openedup whole regions that hitherto have been hidden from the light ofEuropean research, and the beautiful paintings of Verestchagin haverendered us familiar with the splendor of the capital of… … 994. Pavilion in the Khans Palace at Khiva. (Prom a View in The Graphic) enable us to speak with anything like certainty of their affinities ordifference with other buildings of the same age. All that can be saidwith certainty is that the great mosque and tomb of its founder atSamarcand are erected…
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