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gate have also been re-set. It is proposed to replace at the springing 

 level of the arches a band of a peculiar blue-coloured stone, which is 

 still procurable. The Dakhil Gate, or northern entrance to the Fort, with 

 a frontage of 70 feet, has an arch of great height, leading into a corridor 

 of 112 feet in length and containing four doors on either side opening 

 into rooms which were probably used by the guard. It was a substan- 

 tial structure of small red bricks, ornamented with embossed bricks, 

 and having towers at the four corners, and is believed to have been 

 built by Barbak Shah between 1460 and 1474. The work of restoration 

 on this gateway consists, for the present, of the rebuilding of the front 

 or northern arch over the entrance, all damaged and missing ornament- 

 al bricks being replaced, and of the repairing of the lower portions of 

 the wall of the main rooms. The Qadam Rasul Mosque, which is 

 covered by a single dome, with minarets at the four corners, contains, 

 as its name implies, a stone believed by the faithful to bear an 

 impress of the Prophet's foot, which is said to have been brought 

 from Medina by Husain Shah, whose son, Nasrat Shah, built the 

 mosque in 1530. It is much resorted to by pilgrims, and is in fair 

 preservation. Little was required to be done on it, and the work has 

 been completed. The Minar, which is outside the eastern gate of the 

 Fort, is about 80 feet high, a spiral staircase leading to the top, where 

 stood a small apartment covered by a dome, which has fallen in. It is 

 believed to have been built about 1488. The brickwork up to the top 

 and the spiral staircase have been repaired. Of the Tantipara Mosque, 

 which was probably erected between 1474 and 1481, unfortunately not 

 much remains. It is elegantly and profusely ornamented with embossed 

 bricks, and the interior is supported by massive stone pillars, the 

 western side being occupied by elegantly carved prayer niches. Fallen 

 pillars have been re-erected and the brickwork in front of the pilasters 

 and arches done up ; and several tombs lying within the precincts 

 will be repaired and re-covered by the stones which formerly lay on 

 them. Not far from this mosque is the Lattan or Painted Mosque, 

 supposed to have been built by the same monarch. It was greatly 

 admired by Francklin, who visited Gaur in 1810, and its great pro- 

 portions, its pillars, its domes, its minarests and its beautiful tilework 

 of variegated colours, are very appreciatively described by him ; but it 

 is now in a very dilapidated condition. The walls of the southern bays 

 of the main room have been repaired with all the old coloured tiles 

 which could be found, the result being very satisfactory. It is proposed 

 to restore experimentally one arch and one bay with new coloured tiles, 

 as subdued as possible; but, if the result is unsatisfactory, the arches 

 under the still standing domes will be repaired with ordinary brick- 



