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from the olclest to the most ruodern—slow it must be eonfessed, but
still sufficient to enable a practised eye always to detect at least tbe cen-
tnry in wbicb any monument was raised.

Tbe annexed elevation (No. 70) will explain tbe peculiarities of

70. Kestored eleyation of the Black Pagoda at Kanaruc. From a drawing by the Author. No scale.

tbese temples, wbicb are all built nearly on tlie sarne plan. They
consist in tbe first place of a great tower or vimcma, in tbe centre of
wbicb, as in tliose of soutbern India, is the cell, a cubical apartment
containing tbe image. No ligbt is admitted to tbis except by the door,
and tbis is, in all great temples at least, preceded by a square porcb
or mantapa, witb a door on eacb face ; tbree opening towards tbe court,
one to tbe cell. Other porcbes sometimes precede tbis one, but tbey
are always detacbed buildings, or, if connected, it is only in a slight or
temporary manner.

It will be observed tbat the vimanct is a very differently forrned
building from those we. bave been describing as existing in tbe south.