The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c4.3

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c4.3

| PLATE | | FACING PAGE |
| I. | Indian Cottages, *circa* 250 B.C. (*from the Bharhut reliefs*) . . . | 18 |
| | *(I.O. List of Photographs)* | |
| II. | Modern Bengali Cottages and Roofs . . . . . | 20 |
| III. | Ancient and Modern Houses in Rajputana . . . . | 22 |
| IV. | Stone and Wooden Pavilions in Ancient India . . . | 24 |
| V. | Northern Gateway of the Sânchî Stûpa . . . . | 26 |
| | *(I.O. List of Photographs)* | |
| VI. | Town Gateway in Ancient India (*from the Amarâvatî Sculptures*) . . | 28 |
| | *(I.O. List of Photographs)* | |
| VII. | Fortress Walls and Gates . . . . . . | 30 |
| VIII. | Ancient and Modern Temple Gateways . . . . . | 32 |
| IX. | Village Shrines in Ancient India . . . . . | 38 |
| X. | A Stûpa (*from the Amarâvatî Sculptures*) . . . . | 48 |
| | *(I.O. List of Photographs)* | |
| XI. | The Symbols of the Four Gates . . . . . | 50 |
| XII. | Vishnu Pillars and Standards (Dhwaja-Stambhas) . . . | 56 |