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Thursday, October 24

Line of Sight [PhotoTravel]

A stray photograph from India today. In Delhi at Hunayun's Tomb, the main tomb has a window with an impressive carved screen. Looking through the central star, it becomes clear that it is aligned to line up with the window in the gatehouse and that itself is designed to align with the outer gate window. All of these align to give a clear line of sight to the horizon in the direction of Mecca. Such attention to detail in ancient architecture is almost more impressive than the building itself. You can see the whole screen and then click to look through the window on my India page.

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