Town Planning in Ancient India c3.47

c3.47

Its utility and importance—Contributing factors of individuality—Local building materials—Various types of towns and townlets—Nagara—Rājadhānī—Paṭṭana—Durga—Kheṭa—Kharvaṭa—Sivira—Senāmukha—Skandhāvāra—Sthānīya—Droṇamukha—Koṭmakolaka—Nigama—Maṭha or Vihāra—Absence of allusion to diversity in plans and architectural peculiarities in them—What constitutes their personality—Variety in street-plans, distribution of public buildings—Temple-cities—Garden-cities—Abundance of tanks, parks, groves, gardens and trees in ancient towns of India—The city of Vijayanagara and its prominent features like a garden-city—Textual authority about the characteristics of ancient Indian cities resembling garden-cities .... Page 270