The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c14.48
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c14.48
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c14.48
The symbolism of the stûpa is, however, still retained in the domes surmounting the high pyramidal roofs of Siva shrines ; but as these no longer serve a structural purpose, they are built in solid masonry and brickwork, and only give in their external sculptured form the evidence of their structural origin.