History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c26.s2.19

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¹ As shown in ‘History of Ancient and Medieval Architecture,’ vol. i. (Woodcut No. 178), p. 301. This mode of construction is only feasible when much larger stones are used than were here employed. The consequence was that the arch had become seriously crippled when I saw and sketched it. It has since been carefully restored by Government. The two great side arches either were never completed, or have fallen down in consequence of the false mode of construction.