[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) › c8.80 # Town Planning in Ancient India c8.80 Town Planning in Ancient India c8.80 - **Language:** English ### [c8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.80) For strengthening fortifications "the rampart should be planted," according to Kauṭilya, "with thorny and poisonous plants in bushes." The parapets were interspersed at regular intervals - [Previous: c8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.79) - [Next: c8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.81) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c8.80) · Pramāṇa