Illustrated Description of a Design in the Persian Indian Style of Architecture
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?jf? EXTERIOR MODEL. This models built in sections so as to adhdt of handling and transportation, is constructed of wood, compo and bristol boards, plaster of Paris and other materials, the object being to reproduce, at a reasonably small scale, as realistic an effect as' possibl. E of this architectural treat- ment of the building from all sides, and also to give an idea of the arran^'s- ment of the surrounding parking with the system of nine radial avenues of approach to the temple — fonning ...nine gardens each. With its walks, fountaiii^ trees, hedges, lawns and flovver beds. The temple proper with the fountains, garden vases, balustrades, steps and copings, are treated in white to give the effect of stone. The windows of the temple are filled with imitation stained and colored glass. The long mirror lake, suggested by the garden arrangement of the Taj - Mahal, and the basins of the nine fountains, are of green mirrored glass giving reflections of the building and the surrounding foliage, while the walks and pavements are sanded to represent gravel.
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