History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s17.17
History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s17.17
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v1.c19.s17.17
When, however, the Dravidians came in contact with the Musalmâns this state of affairs was entirely altered, in so far, at least, as civil buildings were concerned. The palaces, the kacherîs, the elephant-stables, and the dependencies of the abodes of the râjas at Vijayanagar and Madurâ, rival in extent and in splendour the temples themselves, and are not surpassed in magnificence by the Muhammadan palaces of Bijâpûr or Bidar.