Hampi Ruins Described And Illustrated

The object of this book is to give a clear and brief description of the various styles of buildings produced during the Vijayanagar period, and also to consider the influences that have contributed to the formation of each special style. The book is in two parts; part one deals with the main influences that have contributed to the buildings, and gives notes on the location, History of Vijayanagar from the inscriptions, the social and political history recorded by the foreign travelers and then the religious influences. Part two describes the chief buildings existing at Hampi. This part is further divided into five parts and they notice 1. the fortifications and irrigation works, 2. Buildings in the citadel 3. IndoSarcenic buildings, 4. Buildings on the road to Hampi and 5. Building on the Northern and Eastern side of the city. The book has 69 photographs, 1 map, and was first published in 1917.