History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c31.s7.4

v2.c31.s7.4

The plan and section (Woodcuts Nos. 433, 434) explain sufficiently the general arrangement and structural peculiarities of the tomb or principal building of the group. The raised platform on which it stands is 18 ft. high, faced with white marble, and exactly 313 ft. square. At each corner of this terrace stands a minaret 133 ft. in height, and of the most exquisite proportions, more beautiful, perhaps, than any other in India. In the centre of this marble platform stands the mausoleum, a square of 186 ft., with the corners cut off to the extent of 33 ft. 9 in., the façade rising 92 ft. 3 in. from the platform. The centre of this is