. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . double and single, thecorner columns of the outer being double, while the inner aresingle. There is no space which is not carved with rare andbeautiful figures. The designs are of fruits and flowers, andtherein are seen grapes, pomegranates, vines of all kinds, indeed,every fruit and flower known to the tropical world. These arecarved with great delicacy, in relief, upon the solid stone. There is variety of design everywhere. Few pillars are alike. THE RUINS OF FATIIPUR 8IKBI. 689 The sculptor gave a touch to one which he did not to an
. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . double and single, thecorner columns of the outer being double, while the inner aresingle. There is no space which is not carved with rare andbeautiful figures. The designs are of fruits and flowers, andtherein are seen grapes, pomegranates, vines of all kinds, indeed,every fruit and flower known to the tropical world. These arecarved with great delicacy, in relief, upon the solid stone. There is variety of design everywhere. Few pillars are alike. THE RUINS OF FATIIPUR 8IKBI. 689 The sculptor gave a touch to one which he did not to roof of the palace consists entirely of Btone Blabs, which pro-ject downwards, and extend far out beyond the walls. Tiny thusform a screen from the sun. On looking up, on the under Bide of these projecting slabs which form the caves of the palace,onefinds that every inch is delicately curved. The figures are asfinely cut, and in almost as good preservation,as the day whenAkbars artists took down their mallets and chisels from thisfinished HOUSE OF BABUL, IN FATHPUB SIKKI. (From Verestchagin.) On entering the palace the scene almost defies ones wall is a study in itself. It is carved from floor to ceiling:,while the ceiling itself is of solid stone slabs, and all their sur-face is covered by rich carvings in bold and beautiful relief. Thewhole palace, which really consists of but a single room, is a per-fect gem of sculpture. But now it is only a desert place. Itsmost frequent visitor is the Christian CHAPTER PALACES OF GWALIOR. Gwalior, as an illustration of the ancient Jain worship andarchitecture, is the most interesting city in existence. It lies ata distance from all the regular railway lines. The most conve-nient point for a visit is Agra, from which a slow and poorlymanaged branch road, of sixty miles in length, goes almost tothe base of the great acropolis. On that lofty height the pal-aces and temples of Gwalior stand i
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