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881. Photo 1001/2(3179b)

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Photo 1001/2(3179b)
Title:
Close view of window and surrounding wall carving on the Ibrahim Rauza, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography 530. - To form any idea of the beauty of this tomb, it will be necessary, to imagine each compartment with the whole of the carved letters both on the wall and window here shown, as well as on the ceiling above, to have been gilt while the ground work was a most...
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882. Photo 1001/2(3180)

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Photo 1001/2(3180)
Title:
General view of Shah Nawaz Khan's Tomb and Mosque, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Domed tomb with small adjoining mosque, not identified by Lyon. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000/31 (3180). 531. - Before entering the town it may be worth while to pay a visit to one of the many small tombs, which are dotted about all around. This view...
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883. Photo 1001/2(3181)

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Photo 1001/2(3181)
Title:
The Great Gun Malik-i-Maidan, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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General view, with an Indian man standing beside the muzzle to indicate scale. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000/31 (3181). 532. - There were formerly six gates to the ancient city, the Makkah being on this the Western side, but this building has been converted into a hall of justice and...
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884. Photo 1001/2(3183)

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Photo 1001/2(3183)
Title:
View of the moat and citadel walls, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000 (3183). 534. - The road now follows the moat with the wall of the citadel on the other side of it, both of which are shown in the view as here represented. It is impossible to imagine the desolation every where visible, ...
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885. Photo 1001/2(3185)

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Photo 1001/2(3185)
Title:
Close view from the mosque court of the Mehtar Mahal, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the rear of the building showing the richly-carved brackets supporting the balcony windows. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000/31 (3185). 536. - On entering the building a staircase will be found inside, by which the visitor can ascend to th...
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886. Photo 1001/2(3186)

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Photo 1001/2(3186)
Title:
Screen of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the court of the mosque looking towards the screen of the arches of the east façade and the central dome. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000/31 (3186). 537. - Also on the right of the road at a very short distance from the Mehter Mahal, stands t...
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887. Photo 1001/2(3187)

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Photo 1001/2(3187)
Title:
Interior of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 538. - On entering the building no one can fail to be struck by the magnificent arcade forming the body of the mosque. It is 257 ft long x 145 ft broad. The pillars are all equidistant, something more than 26 ft from centre to centre and elevated 25 ft. From the...
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888. Photo 1001/2(3188)

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Photo 1001/2(3188)
Title:
Interior of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the arched interior of the mosque beneath the great central dome. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000/31 (3188). 539. - As mentioned in the description No. 538 the mosque is divided into squares, each covered by its own small dome, but in the centr...
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889. Photo 1001/2(3189)

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Photo 1001/2(3189)
Title:
The mihrab of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the richly-decorated mihrab, or niche indicating the direction of Mecca. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000/31 (3189). 540. - On entering the mosque and advancing into the centre square described in 539 under the great dome immediately in ...
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890. Photo 1001/2(3190)

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Photo 1001/2(3190)
Title:
General view of the city from the roof of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'A staircase in the outer wall leads to the roof of the mosque, from which this view of the ruined city is obtained. It is considered the best in Beejapore, and gives an excellent idea of the ruins and desolation around. On the left is the Mehter-Mahal, and in t...
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