Lakhnaut, now an obscure ruin near Malda, was once the head and cornerstone of an important school of architecture which came into prominence with the Pala and Sena dynasties. The temples at Lakhnauti, which was the capital of the Sena rulers, were built of black basalt obtained from the neighboring Rajmahal hills. These ornate structures were despoiled by the Muslims in 1197 and their remains were used to build a Muslim capital, at Gaur. From the …showed first 75 words of 375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 375 total…by stained grasses and produced bright upper part of the elevation with clerestory as if it was two-story. Originally the triforium of the nave was to be fitted by stained grasses as well as the choir but it changed to the wall because of the structural reason for the three meter extention of the nave's height. The style of the seven radiating chapels facing double ambulatory of the choir became a model of the cathedrals.