 ... serai wall, exists an old-looking mandir ; as it stands, the mandir is an odd construction, apparently of various periods, and fragments of sculpture, resembling those at the Kutb, are inserted in the walls. Tradition ascribes the mandir to Shah Jehan's...  Algeria: The Topography and History, Political, Social, and Natural, of ... - Page 459by John Reynell Morell - 1854 - 490 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mme. Laure Prus - Algeria - 1852 - 356 pages
...wonders of Constantina. Within the walls of the Cashba, or citadel belonging to most Algerian towns, is an ancient church of Byzantine architecture. Several...been built on the site, and with the materials of an edifice of anterior date. It is a matter of strong conjecture that this former building was the... | |
 | 1856 - 400 pages
...railings, with one or two straggling ash saplings ; and the roofless shell of an old parish church, said to have been built on the site and with the materials of the hospital, after the destruction of the priory. Yet, this building thus in the second phasis of... | |
 | J. D. Beglar - Bundelkhand (India) - 1878 - 314 pages
...walls. Tradition ascribes the mandir to Shah Jehan's reign, which is probably correct ; but it must have been built on the site, and with the materials, of a much older temple. Chowmhan possesses a battlemented wall and gates in a ruinous condition. The Man... | |
 | Archaeological Survey of India - Excavations (Archaeology) - 1878 - 316 pages
...walls. Tradition ascribes the mandir to Shah Jehan's reign, which is probably correct ; but it must have been built on the site, and with the materials, of a much older temple. Chowmhan possesses a battlemented wall and gates in a ruinous condition. The Man... | |
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