Travel to Peninsular India: Bijapur: Photo 19 Critics marvel at the plain ceiling. How are the stone plates supported, they ask. Their answer: the marvellous local mortar, so strong that it can support its own weight, as well as that of the slabs it binds. The same slabs form the floor of an upper room, reached through a concealed staircase now screened off. View: tiny * small * medium * big * biggest Photo Size Back to Peninsular India: Bijapur chapter Short link for this page: http://www.greatmirror.com?justpic=28847

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