Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c19.5

v1.c19.5

In the two chapters (XV and XXX) devoted to the Palace Architecture, the subject matter differs, while in the former the palace described is the type which is fit to be the abode of a ruling monarch with all his establishments and sets up, domestic, recreational and administrative. It is prescribed to be planned on the model of Śālā architecture—no storeys, only court-yards and rooms, in the latter as many as fiteen type of palaces have been described and, therefore, both differ fundamentally in the architectural details and the use thereof. To the capitals, the former is the most suited type. The latter variety with its characteristics of mansion-like super-structures is fit only to be occupied occasionally and perhaps built not in the capital but scattered here and there on the places forming the secondary residences.