Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v4.c16.33

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Passing on from this temple to Caves XX-XXIV, we notice a difference in dimensions and to some extent in plan; but we do not feel these differences so much as we do the builder's keen desire to present new architectural features or fresh patterns for sculptural decoration. In support of this view Cave XX may be taken first. The only change in its plan is that the hall has no columns to support the roof, and further the antechamber advances some 7 ft. into the hall.²