Ruins of Vijianuggur [Vijayanagara], near Calamapoor [Kamalapuram]. The wall of the Harem and Tower [Octagonal Watchtower]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the north of masonry wall and octagonal tower, now generally agreed to have served as a watchtower rather than a zenana. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Mari...
Ruins of Vijianuggur [Vijayanagara], near Calamapoor [Kamalapuram]. [General view of ruins, with square watchtower.] Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Lyon's 'Notes to Accompany a Series of Photographs Prepared to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India' (Marion & Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following description of this photograph: '488 - From the same elevated p...
Ruins of Vijianuggur [Vijayanagara] near Calamapoor [Kamalapuram]. [Ruined watchtower?] Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the lower storey of a ruined tower, probably the building described in John M. Fritz, George Michell and John Gollings, 'City of Victory, Vijayanagara' (New York, 1991), p. 101 as a 'multi-domed watchtower'. Another copy of this print at Photo 1000 (314...
Ruins of Vijianuggur [Vijayanagar]. near Calamapoor [Kamalapuram]. The wall of the Harem and Tower [Octagonal Watchtower]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the north of masonry wall and octagonal tower. A watchtower rather than a zenana. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1376. Duplicate at Photo 212/6 (36).