The Golden Temple, Umritsar. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Golden Temple or Hari Mandir, Amritsar, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1864. The Hari Mandir is situated at Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhs founded in 1579. It is the holiest of the Sikh gurudwaras and contains the Adi Granth, the Original Book. The temple is an example of late Mug...
The Jumrood Fort at the entrance to the Khyber Pass. Photographer: Shepherd, Charles
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Photograph of the Jamrud Fort in the North-West Frontier Province, taken by Charles Shepherd in the 1860s. Jamrud fort occupies a ruggedly majestic setting at the mouth of the Khyber Pass. It was constructed on the site of an earlier fort out of stone daubed with mud plaster under the direction ...
Picturesque view of the Church, Simla, from Jakko. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View of the Christ Church from Jakko hill, Shimla, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Mount Jakko, 2,450 m, is the highest peak in Shimla. Christ Church designed by Colonel J.T. Boileau was built between 1844 and 1857. The large porch added in 1873 was a popular place for meetings before and a...
North side of Mount Jakko, Simla. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View from Elysium Hill towards Jakko, Shimla, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Mount Jakko, 2,450 m, is the highest peak in Shimla. The hill-station of Shimla, now the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh, became a popular resort with British residents of India in the 1820s. It also beca...