[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834) › c4.s5.2 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s5.2 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s5.2) “The height is twice the breadth, which latter is divided into six parts; one to be given to the \*carnacút'ha\*,\[^asterisk\] one to the \*hárántara\*,dagger two to the \*muc'hub'hadra\*,\[^daggerdbl\] and two to the \*carnacút'ha\* and \*hárántara\* on the other side of the façade. The height of the edifice is divided into twenty-eight parts, of which three are given to the \*ad'hist'hána\* (base), six to the pillars, three to the entablature, five to the pillars above; two to the entablature, one to the base, two to the neck or cant'ha, four to the cupola, and two to the pinnacle.” - [Previous: c4.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s5.1) - [Next: c4.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s5.3) - [Up: c4.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s5.2) · Pramāṇa