History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c30.52

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One of the most remarkable edifices is a little gateway, known as the Mihtari Mahall. It is in a mixed Hindû and Muhammadan style, every part and every detail covered with ornament, but always equally appropriate and elegant. It is about 24 ft. square in plan and three storeys high, surmounted in front by two slender turrets. On the first floor are remarkably fine balcony windows on each of the four sides. The floors of the first and second storeys are constructed in the same way as that in the Ibrâhîm Rauza. It formed the entrance to a mosque, and of its class it is perhaps the best example in the country, though this class may not be the highest.