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Left: The Imperial Durbar at Delhi: the Jumna Musjid. Right: The Clock Tower. Designed by Edward Martin, Executive Engineer, Rajpootana (State) Railway. “The clock and bells were supplied by Mr. Benson, of Ludgate Hill, London.” 1877. “This building stands 115 in height above the roadway, exclusive of the handsome gilt vane. Its materials are brick, red and yellow sandstone, and white marble. . . . The dials ate sufficiently elevated to be distinctly visible from the stations of the East Indian and Punjaub railways, and from other parts of the city.”
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Source: Internet Archive web version of The Illustrated London News (20 January 1877): 52-53. Click on image to enlarge it. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the Internet Archive and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
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