[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Town Planning in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925) › c18.11 # Town Planning in Ancient India c18.11 Town Planning in Ancient India c18.11 - **Language:** English ### [c18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.11) In the first (of these four divisions), the prime minister and the priest (should have their quarters); to its right the store house and the kitchen; to its left the store of raw products and weapons; in the second division the quarters of the hereditary army and of horses and chariots;¹ outside this, hunters and keepers of dogs with their trumpets and with fire; also spies and sentinel; also to prevent the attack of enemies, wells, mounds, and thorns should be arranged.² A comparison between this plan and the lay-out of sites within a fort detailed in Ch. VI will shew their striking similarity in the broad features. - [Previous: c18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.10) - [Next: c18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.12) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.11) · Pramāṇa