It is famous on account of its two minarets, which are 150 feet high, and are said to be the slenderest in the world.

They look like two needles, and certainly are more deserving of the name than that of Cleopatra at Alexandria.

Narrow winding staircases in the interior lead to the top, upon which a small platform, with a balustrade a foot high, is erected.

It is fortunate for those who are not subject to dizziness.

They can venture out, and take a bird's-eye view of the endless sea of houses, and the innumerable Hindoo temples; the Ganges also, with its step quays, miles long, lies exposed below.