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0392 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2
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Chinese, but that the application of that name to a ruin of strange character pointed
to some tradition of Chinese visitors.† Sir Walter Elliot, to whom I am indebted for
the sketch of it given here, states that this building differed essentially from any type
of Hindu architecture with which he was acquainted, but being without inscription or
sculpture it was impossible to assign to it any authentic origin. Negapatam was,
however, celebrated as a seat of Buddhist worship, and this may have been a
remnant of their work. In 1846 it consisted of three stories divided by cornices of
stepped brickwork. The interior was open to the top, and showed the marks of a
floor about 20 feet from the ground. Its general appearance is shown by the cut.
This interesting building was reported in 1859 to be in too dilapidated a state for
repair, and now exists no longer. Sir W. Elliot also tells me that collectors em-