महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.
niches, similarly occupied, opening on the terra-
ced roofs of the building. Near the four angles
of the court are four smaller shrines, and around
them, or on each side of them, are 20 domes
supported by about 420 columns; 4 of these
domes—the central ones of each group—are
3 storeys in height, and tower over the
others; and one—that facing the principal
entrance—is supported by the very unusual
number of 16 columns, and is 36 ft. in
diameter, the others being only 24 ft. Light
is admitted to the building by four uncovered
courts, and the whole is surrounded by a
range of cells, many of them now unoccupied,
each of which has a pyramidal roof of its
own. "The internal effect of this forest of
columns may be gathered from the view
taken across one of its courts; but it is
impossible that any view can reproduce the
endless variety of perspective and the play of
light and shade which results from the
disposition of the pillars and of the domes,
and from the mode in which the light is
introduced. A wonderful effect also results
from the number of cells, most of them
containing images of Tirthankars, which
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