A Journal of Two Years' Travel in Persia Ceylon, Etc, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Journal of Two Years' Travel in Persia Ceylon, Etc, Vol. 2 of 2 The platform is ascended on the front (the only access to its surface) by a broad staircase of dark slate-coloured marble, consisting of double ¿ights of steps, the ascents of which face each other. The lower ¿ights project away from each other and terminate in broad landing-places, from whence rise the upper ¿ights, gradually ap proaching one another till they reach the surface of the terrace, where they are' about twenty yards apart. The lower ¿ights consist of fifty five steps each, and the upper of forty-eight. The steps are more than seven yards in breadth and only three inches and a half in height ren dering the ascent so gradual and easy, that one may go up stairs on horseback, without di¿iculty. A dozen or more steps are cut out of each block of marble, of which the staircase is formed, and the huge blocks are so artificially put together, that at first sight, the whole staircase appears to be made from one stone. Some traveller (neij buhr if I mistake not) has pronounced these stairs to be the finest in the world, but how far the assertion may be correct, I am not prepared to say. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.