I can almost fancy that the creation of this 'Sun Temple' "was suggested by the magnificent sunny prospect which its "position commands. It overlooks the finest view in Cashmere, " and, perhaps, in the known world. Beneath it lies the Para"dise of the... Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet - Page 354by William Henry Knight - 1863 - 385 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1848 - 802 pages
...position commands. It overlooks the finest view in Kashmir, and perhaps in the known world. Beneath it lies the Paradise of the East, with its sacred streams...all sides by vast snowy mountains whose lofty peaks • '-nil to smile upon the beautiful valley below. Such is the daily prospect from this happy spot... | |
| Alexander Cunningham - Architecture - 1848 - 154 pages
...position commands. It overlooks the finest view in Kashmir, and perhaps in the known world. Beneath it lies the Paradise of the East, with its sacred streams...peaks seem to smile upon the beautiful valley below. Such is the daily prospect from this happy spot : but there are occasional scenes which for sublime... | |
| England - 1875 - 832 pages
...and perhaps in the known world. Beneath it lies the paradise of the East, with its sacred streams and glens, its brown orchards and green fields, surrounded...peaks seem to smile upon the beautiful valley below." Baron Hügel asserts of this ancient ruin, which he calls by its name of Korau Pandau, or, more usually,... | |
| England - 1875 - 1026 pages
...and perhaps in the known world. Beneath it lies the paradise of the East, with its sacred streams and glens, its brown orchards and green fields, surrounded...peaks seem to smile upon the beautiful valley below." Baron Hügel asserts of this ancient ruin, which he calls by its name of Korau Pandau, or, more usually,... | |
| Andrew Wilson - Asia - 1875 - 518 pages
...and perhaps in the known world. Beneath it lies the paradise of the East, with its sacred streams and glens, its brown orchards and green fields, surrounded...peaks seem to smile upon the beautiful valley below." Baron Hiigel asserts of this ancient ruin, which he calls by its name of Korau Pandau, or, more usually,... | |
| Andrew Wilson - Asia - 1875 - 552 pages
...and perhaps in the known world. Beneath it lies the paradise of the East, with its sacred streams and glens, its brown orchards and green fields, surrounded...all sides by vast snowy mountains, whose lofty peaks seein to smile upon the beautiful valley below." Baron Hugel asserts of this ancient ruin, which he... | |
| Edward Livingston Wilson - Voyages and travels - 1878 - 346 pages
...and perhaps in the world. Beneath it lies the paradise of the East, with its sacred streams and cedar glens, its brown orchards and green fields, surrounded...scene makes it sublime ; for this magnificent view of Cashmere is no pretty peep into a half-mile glen, but the full display of a valley sixty miles in breadth,... | |
| David J. F. Newall - India - 1887 - 592 pages
...commands. It overlooks the finest view in Cashmere, " and, perhaps, in the known world. Beneath it lies the Para"dise of the East, with its sacred streams and cedarn glens, its "brown on-hards and green fields surrounded on all sides by "vast snowy mountains, whose lofty peaks seem... | |
| David J. F. Newall - India - 1887 - 572 pages
...commands. It overlooks the finest view in Cashmere, " and, perhaps, in the known world. Beneath it lies the Para"dise of the East, with its sacred streams...peaks seem to smile upon " the beautiful valley below. Such is the daily prospect from "this happy spot, but there are occasional scenes, which for sub"lime... | |
| David J. F. Newall - India - 1887 - 558 pages
..."position commands. It overlooks the finest view in Cashmere, "and, perhaps, in the known world. Beneath it lies the Para"dise of the East, with its sacred streams...mountains, whose lofty peaks seem to smile upon " the hcautiful valley below. Such is the daily prospect from "this happy spot, but there are occasional... | |
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