India and daily life in Bengal . peculiar styles of build-ings, according to the use which is to be made of mosques and tombs of the Mohammedans are notat all like the temples of the Hindus. Minarets, round-topped, cone-shaped domes, and arches characterize theformer, while sharper pinnacles and domes characterizethe latter. In large cities there are blocks not very dif-ferent in appearance from buildings in England andAmerica. There are some very beautiful buildings inall of these three styles. The greater number of the Hindu temples are builtof brick, and plastered with lime-and-san
India and daily life in Bengal . peculiar styles of build-ings, according to the use which is to be made of mosques and tombs of the Mohammedans are notat all like the temples of the Hindus. Minarets, round-topped, cone-shaped domes, and arches characterize theformer, while sharper pinnacles and domes characterizethe latter. In large cities there are blocks not very dif-ferent in appearance from buildings in England andAmerica. There are some very beautiful buildings inall of these three styles. The greater number of the Hindu temples are builtof brick, and plastered with lime-and-sand mortar out-side and in, on the walls. Generally, in addition tothe plaster, there are figures in stucco work both in-side and outside, representing different things in theirmythology and sacred books. According to our tastes,these figures often represent lewd subjects. The better class of native gentlemens houses arebuilt of the same material as the temples. Very littlewood is used in the construction of any of these build-76. A typical house of the wealthy class, Bengal
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