Palace at Goverdhun, Rajpootana [Govardhan, Rajasthan]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of Baldeo Singh's chhatri, Govardhan, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The chhatri is built of sandstone and is situated at the western end of a formal garden or char bagh adjacent to a tank or reservoir.
The city of Tanjore from the ramparts. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View of Tanjore from the ramparts, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. View looking across rooftops towards the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur), with its distinctive temple-like pyramidal tower.
Carved pillars in the Panch Mahal, Futtypore Sikree. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Panch Mahal in Fathepur Sikri, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The palace city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) from 1571 to 1585. The entire complex is built of locally quarried red sandstone, known as Sikri sandstone. The Panch Mahal ...
Street view in Tanjore showing one of the native palaces. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View in a street in Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. Street scene in Tanjore (Thanjavur), with figures posed in the roadway and an imposing mansion on the left.