Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex

"I will now describe the two principal temples erected to the deities of the place. These are now at some distance from the Jumna, though this river once flowed by them. They are of red stone, lofty, and of a conical form. Their surface is divided into a vast number of small regular compartments, very highly sculptured, but in a style that dis¬ plays more labour than taste. The character of the architecture resembles that of the Egyptians, and is rather curious than elegant. The state of these monuments docs not seem to imply an antiquity so great as tradition assigns them. Tin y were perhaps constructed to renew or replace more ancient temoles dilapidated by time or destroyed by the Mahomedan invaders."

"He also ordered every viceroy and governor to destroy all the temples within their jurisdiction. Among others was destroyed the great temple of Mathura, which was of such a height that its gilded pinnacle could be seen from Agrah, eighteen leagues away. In its place a mosque was to be erected, to which he gave the name of Essalamabad (Islamabad) - that is, ‘built by the faithful’..."