. 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 . ituated upon a plain, about five miles distant from theAgra gate of the modern capital. It is a noble pile of granite inlaid with white marble,less florid, and altogether of a simpler style of architecture than that of his son Akber,at Secundra. The basement of the edifice is a terrace 200 feet square, raised uponcloisters, and having a wide
. 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 . ituated upon a plain, about five miles distant from theAgra gate of the modern capital. It is a noble pile of granite inlaid with white marble,less florid, and altogether of a simpler style of architecture than that of his son Akber,at Secundra. The basement of the edifice is a terrace 200 feet square, raised uponcloisters, and having a wide flight of steps on each side; the central building is alsosquare, containing one large circular hall, with smaller apartments at the angles; thewhole being crowned with a dome of white marble, and enriched with the pediments offour beautiful gateways. Accordmg to the Asiatic custom, the body of the emperor isinterred in a shrine upon the basement floor; the sarcophagus is of white marble, raisedupon a slight elevation from the pavement, in the centre of the hall, and immediatelyunder the dome: the interior of the chamber still preserves rich decorations of gildingand enamel; but the tassels of gold, that formerly hung suspended from the roof, have. iF2
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