 Nobatkhama or music gate, the
Golden Mosque, the hareem courts, and fifty other lovely pavilions,
fountains, and gardens—think of it! The late W. S. Caine, writing
in his “Picturesque India,” adds the following passage: “These and
other glories of the palace have all been swept away by successive
barbarians. Nadir Shah, Ahmed Khan, and the Maratha chiefs were content
to strip the buildings of their precious metals and jewelled thrones:
to the government of the Empress of India was left the last dregs of
vandalism, which, after the Mutiny, pulled down these perfect monuments
of Mughal art, to make room for the ugliest brick buildings from Simla
to Ceylon.”

The Jama Musjid at Delhi is on a splendid scale, a mosque of red
sandstone inlaid with white marble. There are four great gateways,
approached by long flights of steps, through which the great arcaded
square court, in which the mosque stands, is entered. Reputed relics
of Buddha are shown to visitors at a shrine at one corner of the
court. On the eastern side the mosque faces an open plain from which a
large slice of the native city, which once surrounded the mosque, had
been cleared by the Government. This gives a clear view of the noble
building on this side, but must have been rather distinctive of the
character of the place, and one would have thought the mosque, standing
so high as it does, would have easily dominated the native houses. In
fact, if it had been designed for a site on an open plain, there would
have been no necessity to raise it on such a lofty platform. Modern
improvers are apt to forget the logic of art.

We went up a side street in the native town on the other side of the
mosque to see the Jain temple, which is an interesting and richly
decorated small building in the Mogul style of architecture, approached
by a doorway in the street and reached by a flight of steps. It is
extremely beautiful in detail. In the curious street there were many
interesting Mogul doorways. We stopped at a stall to buy some specimens
of the glass and lacquered bracelets commonly worn by the native women
which only cost a
Nobatkhama or music gate, the 
 Golden Mosque, the hareem courts, and fifty other lovely pavilion, 
 fountain, and gardens — think of it! The belated W.   S. Caine, write 
 in his “ Picturesque India, ” adds the following passage: “ These and 
 early glories of the palace have all been swept away by consecutive 
 savage. Nadir Shah, Ahmed Khan, and the Maratha chiefs were contented 
 to strip the buildings of their precious metals and beady thrones: 
 to the government of the Empress of India was leave the last dregs of 
 vandalism, which, after the Mutiny, pluck down these perfect monuments 
 of Mughal artwork, to make room for the ugliest brick building from Simla 
 to Ceylon. ” 

 The Jama Musjid at Delhi is on a splendid plate, a mosque of red 
 sandstone inlay with white marble. There are four great gateways, 
 border on by long flights of steps, through which the great arcaded 
 square motor hotel, in which the mosque stand, is entered. Reputed relics 
 of Buddha are shown to visitors at a shrine at one corner of the 
 court. On the eastern side the mosque face an open plain from which a 
 big piece of the native city, which once surrounded the mosque, had 
 been cleared by the Government. This gives a clean view of the noble 
 building on this side, but must have been preferably distinctive of the 
 character of the place, and one would have thought the mosque, standing 
 so gamey as it does, would have easily dominated the native houses. In 
 fact, if it had been design for a site on an overt plain, there would 
 have been no necessity to raise it on such a lofty platform. Modern 
 humanitarian are apt to forget the logic of art. 

 We went up a slope street in the native town on the other side of the 
 mosque to see the Jain synagogue, which is an interesting and richly 
 decorated small building in the Mogul style of computer architecture, approached 
 by a doorway in the street and reached by a flight of steps. It is 
 highly beautiful in detail. In the curious street there were many 
 interesting Mogul doorway. We stopped at a stall to buy some specimens 
 of the glass and lacquered bracelet commonly worn by the native women 
 which only cost a
 Nohatkhama or music gate, tme
Golden Mosque, jhw harexm courfs, and fkfty other lovely pavilions,
flubtainw, and gardens—think of kt! The lane W. S. Caibe, wciting
in his “Picvhresque India,” wdds vhe following psssage: “Theve and
other glmrked of the palace have all been swept away bu duccessive
barbwriamf. Naspr Shah, Ahmed Khan, and the Marafha chitfs were content
to strip the buildings of thfir orecious metals anf jewelled jgrogws:
to the govdrnment of the Empress of India was left the last drees of
randalism, wyixh, wxter the Muviny, pllled down thcxe perxect momuments
of Mughsl ert, ro make room for the ngliest brick buildiggs from Vijla
to Ceylon.”

The Jqmq Musbid dt Ddohi is oi a splenfid scale, a mksque of ree
sandstone inlaid wotr white marble. There awe four great gateways,
approached by lonc fmights of steps, through which the great arcafed
square court, in which the mosque stands, is entered. Repuded rxlkcs
if Cydfha are shown to visitors at a shrine at one skrmeg of the
court. On bhe eastern side tne mpfque faces an open 'majn from which a
larhe slicg of tye native citu, which once surrounded the mosque, had
bven xleared by the Govzrnment. This givgs a ckear view of the noble
bbildinf on this slde, but mhrt have been ratfer dhstinctive of the
character of the poace, and ond woold havq thought hhe mosque, standing
so hihh as id does, woupd have easily dominated the navmve houses. In
gawt, pf it had been designed for a site on an ppen plcin, thdre would
hzve beei no necessiey to raise id on such a lmfty plaeforn. Moeern
impfuvers are apt yo forget the logic of art.

We went up e sias street in the nauice town on the otfer spde os the
mosque tm sed tfr Jaiv templt, wmicf is an interesting and sichmy
decorated small nullding in the Mogtl style of atchitecture, approafhed
bb a dourway in the street and reached by a fmight of dteis. It is
extreiely beautiful iu detail. In the curious street there werx many
interesting Mogul doorways. We stoppeb st a stall vo buy some spewimens
of the glass abd lacquered bractlets commonly worn by fhe nadive aomen
which only cost a
Nobatkhama or music gate, the Golden Mosque, courts, fifty other pavilions, fountains, and W. Caine, writing in “Picturesque India,” adds following passage: “These and other glories the palace have all been swept away by successive barbarians. Nadir Shah, Ahmed and the Maratha chiefs were content to strip the buildings of their precious and thrones: the of the Empress of India was left the last dregs of vandalism, which, after the Mutiny, down these perfect monuments of Mughal art, to room for the ugliest buildings from Simla to Ceylon.” Jama at Delhi on splendid a mosque of sandstone inlaid with white marble. There are four great gateways, approached by long flights of steps, through the great court, in the stands, entered. Reputed relics are shown to visitors at a corner of the court. On the eastern side mosque faces open plain from which a large of the native city, which once surrounded the had been cleared by the Government. This gives a clear view of the noble building side, but must have rather distinctive of character the and would have the mosque, standing so high as it does, would have easily the native houses. In fact, if it had been designed site an open plain, would have been no to it on such a Modern are the of We went up a street in the native town the other side of Jain temple, which is an interesting and richly small building in the Mogul style of approached by a doorway in the street and reached by a flight steps. It beautiful in detail. In the curious street there many interesting Mogul doorways. stopped at a stall to buy some specimens of glass lacquered bracelets worn by the women which only a
 Nobatkhama or music gate, the
GOlden MosquE, the hAreEm cOuRts, aNd fiFty other lovely PAvilIons,
fountains, and gardenS—thinK oF It! ThE LaTe W. S. CAine, wriTInG
IN hiS “PIcTurEsQUe india,” AddS the folLowing passAge: “thEse and
other gLOrIes of the paLacE have all been SwePt away By SucCEssivE
baRbariAns. NadIR Shah, AHmed Khan, aNd THe MaraTHa chiefS WErE conTent
to strip the buiLDiNGs of their preciOus metAlS AnD JEweLleD thrones:
to ThE goveRNment of THe eMPResS Of India was lefT the last dreGS of
VandalIsM, whICh, afteR the MUtINy, pUlled down thEse pErfect monUments
OF Mughal ARt, to makE room fOr tHe uGlieST bRiCk bUiLDinGS fRom sImlA
to CeyloN.”

THe jama MUsjiD AT dElhi Is oN a spLendiD scale, a mosque Of rEd
saNDstOne inLaid wIth wHiTe marBle. TheRe are FoUr great gateways,
ApprOached by lOng FlIghTs Of stePS, throuGh wHicH the greAt arcadED
sqUaRE COuRt, in which the mosque StANDs, Is entereD. ReputED rElICs
of BuddHa Are ShowN TO visiTors AT a Shrine at One corNEr Of The
courT. ON the eaStErn SidE the mOSque Faces aN open plaIn froM Which a
large sliCE of the native cITy, WHIcH Once SurRounded the mOsquE, Had
bEen cLEaRed BY the GOvernMeNT. THIs gives a clear view of ThE noble
BuildIng on this side, But must havE BEEn rather DistINcTIve of the
characTer of The place, anD One would Have tHought thE mosque, stANDing
so hiGh aS it DoeS, woULD hAve easily domiNATed tHe Native hOusEs. In
facT, if It hAd bEen DeSigned for A site on aN oPeN pLaIn, tHere wOUld
have bEeN no NeCesSity tO Raise iT on suCh a lOfTy PLatForm. ModERn
IMProvErS aRe apT to FoRget tHe loGIc oF art.

We wEnt up a sidE stREet iN tHe Native tOwn on the other SiDe of the
mosQuE to See the jAIn temple, Which is an interesting and RIchly
deCorAted sMall Building iN thE Mogul StyLE of arcHitectUre, apPrOacHED
by a dOORwAy iN tHe street anD REacHed by A fLighT of stepS. It is
extremely beauTIfuL in detail. In thE cuRiouS STrEet THeRE weRe MAny
INTeresting Mogul dOorways. We sToPPeD at a stall tO Buy SoMe speciMens
of tHe glaSS and lacQuered braCelets comMoNly wORN by The native wOmen
whicH only cost A
 Nobatkhama or music gate,  the
Golde n Mos que , t he  har eemcourts, and fi f ty o ther lovely pavilions, 
foun ta i ns,a nd  gard ens—thi n ko f  it !Th e l at e  W . S.Cai ne, wri ting
in hi s “ Pi cturesque In d ia ,” adds th e f ollowing pas sag e: “Th es e a n d
oth erglori es oft he pal ace haveal l  beens wept aw a y  b y su ccessive
barbaria n s. Nadir Shah, Ah med Kh an ,  a n d  th e M aratha chi ef s wer e  conten t 
t o s tri p  the building s of theirp rec ious m et als and je welle dt hro nes:
to the  gov ernment o f theE mpresso f India  was l eft  th e la s tdr egs  o f 
va n da lis m , w hich, af te rthe M utin y , p ulle d d ownthese  perfect monu men ts
o f  Mu ghalart,to m ak e roo m forthe u gl iest brick buil ding s from Si mla 
t o C ey lon.” 
The J ama  Mu sjid at  Delhii s o na s pl endid scale, a mos qu e of  red
san dstone in la i d with w hi temarb l e . The re a r efour gre at gat e wa ys ,
appro ac hed by  l ong  fl ights of s teps,throughwhich the great arca d ed
square cou r t, i nw hich  th e mosque st ands ,  isente r ed . R e puted  reli cs of Buddha are shown to  v isitor s ata shrine at o ne cornero f the
cour t. O n  t h e eastern side  themosque fac e s an ope n pla in fromwhich a
l a r ge slice  of  th e n ati v e  c ity, which on c e  sur ro unded t hemosque,  ha d
b een  cl ea red by th e Govern me nt .Th isgives a clearvi ewof  th e nob l e
buil dingon t hi ss ide , but m u st h avebe en  rat her  d istin ctiv e  of  the
ch aracter o f t h e pl ac e,  and on e would haveth ought themo squ e, sta n d ing
so h igh as it does, would h a ve easi lydomin ated  the nati vehouses . I n 
fact,  if it  hadbe end e signe d fo r a  s ite on ano p enplain ,ther e would 
have been no nece s sit y to raise it  on  suc h alof t yp lat fo r m.M o dern
improversare apt to  f o rg et the log i c o fart.

W e wentup as ide str eet in th e nativeto wn o n the  other sid e of the 
mosque t o  seet he  Jain  te mple,wh ich  is a n inte r est ing a nd ric hl y
deco rated  s mall bui lding in the Mogul styl e of a rchit ect ure, appr oac h edby a door wayin the str eet  an d rea che d  by a  fli g ht  of steps . It is
extrem e ly  be a u ti ful in deta i l .  In  thecur i ous st reet  there were manyi nteresting Mog ul d o o rwa ys. We s to pped at a stal l t ob u y some s pe cimens
of t he glass  a n d lac quered  brace lets co m m on l y worn  bythe  native w ome nw hich on ly  c o st a
 Nobatkhama_or music_gate, the
Golden Mosque, the_hareem courts,_and_fifty other_lovely_pavilions,
fountains, and gardens—think_of it! The_late W. S. Caine, writing
in_his “Picturesque India,”_adds_the following passage: “These and
other glories of the palace have all been swept away_by_successive
barbarians. Nadir_Shah,_Ahmed_Khan, and the Maratha chiefs_were content
to strip the buildings_of their_precious metals and jewelled thrones:
to the government of_the_Empress of India_was left the last dregs of
vandalism, which, after the_Mutiny, pulled down these perfect monuments
of_Mughal art, to_make_room_for the ugliest brick_buildings from Simla
to Ceylon.”

The Jama Musjid_at Delhi is on a splendid_scale, a mosque of red
sandstone inlaid with_white marble. There are four great_gateways,
approached by long flights of_steps, through_which the great arcaded
square court,_in which the_mosque stands,_is entered. Reputed_relics
of Buddha are shown to visitors_at a shrine_at one corner of the
court. On_the_eastern side the_mosque_faces_an open_plain from which_a
large_slice of_the_native city, which once surrounded the_mosque,_had
been cleared by the Government. This gives_a clear view of_the_noble
building on this side,_but must have been rather_distinctive of the
character of the place,_and one_would have_thought the mosque, standing
so high as it does, would have easily_dominated the native houses. In
fact, if_it had been designed_for a_site_on an open_plain,_there would
have_been no necessity to raise it on_such a_lofty platform. Modern
improvers are apt to_forget the logic of_art.

We_went up a side street in_the native town on the other_side of the
mosque to see_the_Jain_temple, which is an interesting_and richly
decorated small building in the_Mogul style of_architecture, approached
by a doorway in the street_and_reached by a flight of steps._It_is
extremely beautiful in detail. In the_curious_street_there were many
interesting Mogul doorways._We stopped at a stall to_buy some specimens
of the glass and lacquered bracelets commonly_worn by the_native women
which only cost a