. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . ^ THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 53 uninjured by violence. The walls embraced an area of very considerable extent, withinwhich is an immense hall, formerly the place in which the Mogul emperors held theirdurbars, but now converted into an arsenal. The Mootee Musjid, or Pearl Mosque, anda palace of Akber, are also comprehended within the fort
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . ^ THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 53 uninjured by violence. The walls embraced an area of very considerable extent, withinwhich is an immense hall, formerly the place in which the Mogul emperors held theirdurbars, but now converted into an arsenal. The Mootee Musjid, or Pearl Mosque, anda palace of Akber, are also comprehended within the fortifications. The palace itself,which is built entirely of white marble, is a splendid fabric, in excellent repair, with theexception of some of the chief apartments, in which the ceilings were of polished silver,and have long since disappeared. The principal hall is still a superb apartment, sup-ported on pillars and arches in a florid style of architecture; and among the suites ofshaaller chambers, are many highly decorated, the walls being inlaid with a mosaic workof flowers, executed in an almost endless variety of cornelians, agates, bloodstone, lapis-lazuli, and jasper. These beautiful apartments overlook the Jumna as it winds alongbanks plante
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