[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) › c21.15 # Town Planning in Ancient India c21.15 Town Planning in Ancient India c21.15 - **Language:** English ### [c21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.15) roads leading to, 112 ; general description of, 282-3. Durga, general description of, 275-7. Durgakāriṇaḥ, experts in constructing forts, 169. Dust-bins, 139. Dvārakā (or Dvārāvatī), directions about the planning of, 16 ; fort-character of, 71 ; ditches of, 92 ; rectangular plan of the streets of, 118, 134 ; boulevard of, 118 ; large cross-roads of, 134 ; extension of, 171-2, 178 ; tanks, parks and gardens in, 297. Dviśālā, suited for the Vaśiyas, 249-50 ; effect, on the view of streets, of the facades of, 250. Ekabhoga, a small village, radical import of, 21, 201. Ekāśāla, 250. Emporium, 20, 23, 40, 185 ; inter-residential shopping stalls in, 157-8. Encampment, general description of, 334-6. Extension of towns, vide under ‘Towns’. - [Previous: c21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.14) - [Next: c21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.16) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.15) · Pramāṇa