A MAUSOLEUM. 
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CHAPTER XII. 
A MAUSOLEUM. ASOPH UD DOWLAH. 
Among the architectural objects worthy of notice 
at Lucknow., is a mausoleum erected to the memory 
of a female relative of Newaub Asoph ud Dowlah. 
It is placed in a garden with a terraced walk and 
fountains. The building in the distance, as repre- 
sented in the picture,, is a private mosque, built by 
the immediate predecessor of that prince by whom 
we were so hospitably entertained. The garden is 
spacious, and laid out with much taste. The prin- 
cipal building stands upon a square platform, which 
is ascended by four or five steps, and forms a ter- 
race of considerable width. The tomb is an octagon 
terminating in a richly ornamented parapet with 
short minarets at each angle. A large dome rises 
from the centre of the roof surmounted by a lofty gilt 
culice. The pediment beneath the parapet projects 
from the wall about three feet, giving a graceful finish 
to the body of the building. 
At a little distance it is difficult to say whether 
the mausoleum is not constructed of the finest marble, 
but a closer inspection shows that it is covered with 
chunam only, a composition which for a long period 
preserves its pure white surface uninjured. 
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