History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c32.8

v2.c32.8

Masjid, is interesting, in the first place, because its roof is probably very similar to that which once covered the temple at Mârtând (Woodcut No. 146), and the crowning ornament is evidently a reminiscence of a Buddhist Htî, very much altered, it must be confessed, but still not so very unlike some found in Nepâl, at Swayambhûnâth (Woodcut No. 155), for instance, and elsewhere.