. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. their pots andpans, or sit chatting in rows to enjoy the cool of the evening. The twobanks are joined by seven bridges resting upon piers solidly built outof the interlocked trunks of trees, with the interstices filled up withstones. Numerous canals branch off from the river, and intersect thecity in every direction, giving rise to the title of Venice of the East, (9221) c 2 36 Chapter 111. but I must say that the comparison is due rather to a lively imaginationtha
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. their pots andpans, or sit chatting in rows to enjoy the cool of the evening. The twobanks are joined by seven bridges resting upon piers solidly built outof the interlocked trunks of trees, with the interstices filled up withstones. Numerous canals branch off from the river, and intersect thecity in every direction, giving rise to the title of Venice of the East, (9221) c 2 36 Chapter 111. but I must say that the comparison is due rather to a lively imaginationthan to any actual resemblance between the two cities. The narrow streets on the land are, as is usual in the East, mainlybazars, and are crowded with natives clothed in the native woollenhome-spun, usually brown or dirty white in colour, and known as meet few women, and those few evidently belong to the lowercastes. The city is full of temples and mosques, but of these only twoor three offer any antiquarian or artistic interest. Little trace remainsof the ancient civiUzation described in the old chronicles. This may. STREET IX SRISAOAR. be due to earthquakes, which have several times laid Srinagar low, tothe iconoclastic rage of the Mohammedan conquerors or to Easterncarelessness, made up of fatahsm, sloth and indifference to the few monuments of which any trace exists in the neighbourhoodof Srinagar are remains of Buddhist temples. Next to these the mostinteresting buildings are without doubt the sumptuous country housesof the Mogol emperors. Here the splendid old gardens, with theirartificial cascades, their great tanks and elaborate fountains, theirsplendid alleys of huge chenars, the design, still recognizable, of theirformal plan, and the architectural detail of their little pleasure-houses,although not to be compared with the marvels of Delhi and Agra, KasJunir. 37 nevertheless hear witness to the luxury, taste and refinement which theworld of Islam brou
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