Matsya Purana 217.9

217.9

gopuraṃ sakapāṭañca tatra syātsumanoharam.
sapatākaṃ gajārūḍho yena rājā viśetpuram .. 217.9 ..

Its main entrance should be handsome and big enough to enable the king to pass through it riding on an elephant with his banner streaming Four roads should be laid out to form squares. There should be a temple in front of one road the king s mansions in front of the second road Facing the third one should be the houses of judicial and military officers and the gateway of the city should be in front of the fourth In such a way a royal city should be laid out no matter if it is oblong, square or circular Circular one is the best or it may be triangular or drum-shaped, or semi circular or of other suitable shapes (in the form of military array, diamond shaped, etc)—8 13