The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-18
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The mogul emperoT~ were wssA
enough 10 realize that IL they did noe
build their own msusoleuma shey
blood bus little chance Of being buried
with fttin9 masnifcencc. aud took 3
SERIOUS pleasure In rearing these statss
~ sspuichsra That at Secundrs d
like city itself placed It the end OF z
vast psrkiike garden; and there 10
nothing funereal In It's character GO
surroundings, for these monArchs had
the pleasant eastern fashion of look,
Ing oheerfully forward 10 the inevits-
ble. and made use OF theiR
msaso2eums while they lived -
ing gardens ~ appropriate places fos
nj frcsSo entertainments IL was .
poetic Inspiration On the part Of Akhas
20 have placed his tome out In the sun
shine and In the middle Of the vida
mar BILE court with only the blue vault
of heaven over IL, and the Koh-i-nooT
flashing like . star from the top Of ths
little marble column at the head Fer
gnsson does not mention the Koh-i-
noor, nor the little column four feet
high. said 10 have been covered with
eold; but It still stands there, with
The empty socket on the top, and 4.
wss at all events . unique and
pleasing idea. Few deserted cit
ies are more impressive than
Futsfpoor sikra, and the splendid gate
wey of the mosque which towers 10
the hefahs of one hundred and nfty
1est above the Rround, dwarfng every
structure within thu walls. Ia land
msvk for ell the neigh boring countxy.
Every building which has In any
measure escaped the ravages Of time
j. Of the same rcd sandstone. and the
emily exception 10 the white marble
tomb Of Sslim Chisti. which stands In
Che court yard Of the mosque sueh
nirsclss Of delicate trsccry and ssch /
enthusiastically twisted brackets were
surely never before wrought In M
yielding marble. and a. the soulptursd !
ceils In the temples Of Mount Aha
pspressns The highest attzinnsn - %
Hindoo art IN this direction. 80 Tie
tomb Of Selim Chisti may stand a. en-
example Of what ingenious Aussni-
man architects may accomplish Within
The range OF purely Eeomstrseal De-
sign, circumscribsd a. they are oy the
limitations OF thsir creed
The most unique Of ell the l!.tls
structure standing IN the pelghbor-
hood, or on tn. near margin Of thu
tank In ths vas. court inclossd by The
palace walls, Ia the one com noniy
called the sultsn's kiosk. add lovingly
designed ~ the boudoir Of an Ia
p~riAl favorfta We know little To-
Gay of the jewel which "a sheltered.
but one may at isss, hope that ~ w.s
worthy of such . easkst The red
stone Il peculiarly deep and rich Ia
quality Of color. and "a every inch Of
Il h carved and frst,ed IL resembles
closely japanese bibsios Of vcrmfiics
lacquer.
The "H0uss Of Beers1i's dAuzher-
and all the others. Of which no I've
are alike. show . similar exhubsranss
Of fancy. 80 that no ons Of thess sorsa~
asse saltssss had reasen 10 Be tesloas
Of = rivals installation. siacs al we're
equally well lodged Nothing ~
futtipoor sikh 70 more iBpes~<tvs
than tbs vlsw Of the walls ss1 .
the strange outlines 81 ths structarss
t~vsriDg above then. phen one leaves.
~ sunses. she gateway &C the asrth
vhsrs ssasd The t~o srsas sieyAazA
u ssoos With ins~ritnxs1 trurka. ss1
The steep pathway. szss.-
ssrsd with fallen fraxnessA. he
p~AAAss sSe iosskk tower brissitnx
vfsh sasphssss' suska Here he n~y
|oos esek 20 Ne Deserted capital. %
fo~vsrd 10 ths western glow. esyo.A
The runbling ruins u The lass sna
pu.wuost vsu. where TIE grss. vus-
sur~ and sSjvt-atssorks bzlasos
on sss krexes h.ttlsnsasA-
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