[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.s7.2 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s7.2 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s7.2 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s7.2) "The height of the \*vimána\* being divided into nineteen parts, one and a-half is given to the base, three to the pillar, one and a-half to the entablature of the first story, two and a-half to the pillar, one to the entablature of the second story, two to the pillar, three-quarters to the entablature of the third story, one and a-half to the pillar, three-quarters to the entablature of the fourth story, a half to the upper base, one to the \*cant'ha\*, two to the cupola, and one to the pinnacle." - [Previous: c4.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s7.1) - [Next: c4.s7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s7.3) - [Up: c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s7.2) · Pramāṇa