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The carved marble pedestal at the end of the tomb was a stand for a golden censer THE KANCH MAHAL.--Outside the enclosure of Akbar's tomb, a little to the east of the principal entrance, is a rare and remarkably fine example of Mogul domestic architecture.— A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood
It is obviously the type of tomb which is referred to on a subsequent occasion, and explains the meaning of "the stone rolled away from the sepulchre" The entrance of the tomb is at the bottom of a flight of steps, and is covered by a disc-shaped stone, like a mill-stone, which can be rolled back into a slot cut in the rock for its reception.— The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young
Opposite the tomb is the shabby old brick house of the Polentas, where Dante passed many years of his life.— The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
Opposite the tomb is the shabby old brick house of the— Saunterings
On the tomb is the following inscription:— Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3

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