[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) › c5.11 # Town Planning in Ancient India c5.11 Town Planning in Ancient India c5.11 - **Language:** English ### [c5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c5.11) Of the ancient character of the science, Mr. E. B. Havell writes:—"The close connection of the geometrical system (denoted by the mystic figures Paramaśāyika, Swastika, Sarvatobhadra, etc.) with the Vedic sacrificial lore, and the position of the master-builder as a high priest or sacrificial expert, are indirect proofs of the great antiquity of - [Previous: c5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c5.10) - [Next: c5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c5.12) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c5.11) · Pramāṇa