Items in India

Agra Palace and part of wall and gateway to the fort.

While the centre of attraction in Agra is the Taj Mahal, the fort, palace, and Moti Musjid (Pearl Mosque) are of equal interest. here we see the impress of three rulers, Akbar (the grandson of the not [...]

Keywords: castles, forts, battlements

Places shown: Agra; India

Added: 2007-10-17

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Entrance to the Cave of the Elephanta

We ascended an easy flight of stone steps to a plateau one hundred and fifty feet above the sea. [...] Passing to the centre of the plateau and turning to the right, we confronted a work of human art [...]

Keywords: people, trees, temples, water, rocks, bare feet, ceilings, interiors

Places shown: Elephanta Island; Bombay; India

Added: 2006-01-03

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Darjeeling Railway 2

“The line has done wonders in the development of a valuable tea district, and is returning a revenue to the Treasury of India of about £20,000 a year, besides its dividend to the company which constru [...]

Keywords: railways, trains, bridges

Places shown: Darjeeling; India

Added: 2006-12-14

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Darjeeling Railway 1

“India can show a most interesting experiment in railway constructioon in the recently built line to Darjeeling, on the slopes of the Himalayas. The problem to be solved by its projectors was how to c [...]

Keywords: steam engines, railways, trains, people

Places shown: Darjeeling; India

Added: 2006-12-14

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