History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c33.s13.3

v2.c33.s13.3

a portion of its vault, still exists *in situ*, is supposed to have been the Queen's Palace, this hall being lighted from four courts; the absence of any smaller apartments in this and the western block (V) render its appropriation doubtful, but the great hall with its side aisles would seem to have been built as a throne or state reception room. All the outer courts were filled with water, forming huge tanks (*sras*), but they are too small to have served for nautical displays. The conjectural restoration, as shown in the bird's-eye view of Beng Méaleâ in Woodcut No. 470, gives a very good impression of the architectural composi-