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regions of Hindostan, commanding that no expense 
should he spared upon the work. 
The facade is eight hundred and twenty feet in 
length, and the minarets are upwards of a hundred 
feet in height. The entire structure, which is 
unusually solid, is composed of very small bricks, 
overlaid with pearl chunam, which rivals white 
marble in brilliancy of colour and polish. The 
niches are very deep and are beautifully ornamented, 
particularly that in the centre. From its position, 
too, the building assumes additional grandeur, form- 
ing a grand and striking object in the landscape, 
from whatever point it is viewed. Some pious slave 
of the great prophet has lately expended a large sum 
in planting the terrace in front of it with young 
mango trees ; and, in their present state, they cer- 
tainly improve the appearance of the spot, and are 
interesting tokens of religious zeal ; but it is to be 
hoped, that he who planted them has provided 
means for checking their growth, or intends to have 
them continually exchanged, as they emerge from 
their infancy ; otherwise, alas ! in the course of a few 
years, the materials of the Eedghur may as well be 
appropriated for the building of a resident’s man- 
sion, or a new range of barracks ; for all that will 
remain visible will be just enough of the minarets 
to mark the spot. 
In the background of this picture is seen a range 
of high hills, about four miles distant from the city. 
