[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) › c21.6 # Town Planning in Ancient India c21.6 Town Planning in Ancient India c21.6 - **Language:** English ### [c21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.6) Babarkhana, a suburban town, 187. Bāhinīmukha, a type of fort, 74. Battlements, 88, 329. Bazar, nucleus of the town, 23; its synonymy with the street, 132; different vendors distributed to different, 163. Benares, its semilunar aspect, 102-3. Bhadrakalyāṇam, its street-plan, 121. Bhadrakam, its street-plan, 120. Bhadramukham, its street-plan, 121. Bharatpur, 180-81. Bhuvaneswar, its great tree in the centre of the parting of three roads, 134, 305. Bijapur, consisting of seven villages, 34; its citadel, 261-2. Boulevard, the path of circumambulation, 32, 118, 124, 172, 211; rows of houses along, 156; quarters of artisans and craftsmen along, 212; its width, 220. Boundaries and approaches, 70-108; their practical utility in the civic art, 106-7. Bowers, 329. Brāhma zone, 158; plot of the same name, 216. Brahmavīthī, 125; its main use, 127-8; the road of military expedition and inland trade, 129. Bridges, spanning the ditches, 94; their use in defence, 95. Building bye-laws, 247-57. - [Previous: c21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.5) - [Next: c21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.7) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.6) · Pramāṇa