History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s17.2

v1.c19.s17.2

The absence of any central tower or vimâna over the sanctuary is universal in Egypt, and only conspicuously violated in one instance in India. Their mode of aggregation, and the amount of labour bestowed upon them for labour's sake, is only too characteristic of both styles. There are, besides, many similarities that will occur to any one familiar with both styles.