Photo 212/2(31)

Genre: Architectural Photography

View looking along the interior of the quadrangle arcade, towards a European man (probably Lyon himself), seated at the far end and supplying an indication of scale. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following description of this photograph: '321 - represents the interior of the same Arcade as is shown in No. 320 [print 30], namely, that on the north side of the quadrangle. The pillars on the right, as before stated, are about 45 feet in height, and 5 feet diameter, and support the highly ornamented arches, upon which rest the terraces covering the inner arcade or raised cloister. The outer pillars of this arcade may be seen on the left in the Photograph; they are 16 feet high, and together with two similar rows, rest on an elevated terrace, 8 feet above the floor of the quadrangle, while the two high pillars, the third and fourth in the view, aid in supporting the roof of the lofty hall in the centre.' Another copy at Photo 1000/29(2971).