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 of Taj Mahal, at Agra, cost as much as the rest of the building.

Tomb of Adham Khān. — The tomb of Adham Khan stands on the line of the walls of Old Delhi ; it is now used as a rest-house for officials. Adham Khan was a foster-brother of the Great Akbar, and the manner of his death is told elsewhere, on p. 220.

The building is octagonal, with an exterior colonnade ; sloping minarets buttress the corners, and are continued above. It is not in the least of the type common in the sixteenth century, when It was built, but rather belongs to the style of a hundred years previously : may it have been the grave of one of Adham Khan's ancestors ? In the thickness of the walls below the dome is a sort of labyrinth.

Jumping Well. — Not far from this tomb is a stone-lined well, which Is adorned with Hindu columns, and into which adventurous divers jump; since the notice, given by these men to visitors, conveys a reproach to writers of books on Delhi, It shall be reprinted here. The language of this notice is decidedly curious —

"One curious seen is in Kutb Minar more, this seen Is not written in any guide book, Curious seen Jumping well Is too deep from