The Famous Qutub Minar ASI Monument in Delhi through different eye angle from Bhool Bhulaiya,Tomb of Adham Khan,India,Asia
It is the tallest brick minaret in the world. Qutub Minar, along with the ancient and medieval monuments surrounding it, form the Qutub Complex, which is a UNESCO World Heritage tower is located in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, Minaret of Jam a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan is thought to have been a direct inspiration for the Qutub Minar in Delhi, which was also built by the Ghurid Dynasty. Made of red sandstone and marble, Qutub Minar is a 73-meter (240 feet) tall tapering tower with a diameter measuring meters (47 feet) at the base. The construction of Qutub Minar was commissioned by Qutub al-Din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate in 1199 AD. The minar was built on the ruins of the Lal Kot, the Red Citadel in the city of Dhillika. It and the complex around it used the ruins of 27 Hindu and Jain temples purposefully destroyed in the Islamic incursions. Aibak's successor Iltutmish added three more storeys to complete the tower. It has not been established with certainty whether Qutub Minar has been named after Qutub al-Din Aibak, the emperor who commissioned its construction or Qutubuddin Bakhtiar kaki, the famous Sufi saint. The Minar is made of bricks covered with Iron intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an. The Minar comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, separated by |balconies]] carrying Muqarnas corbels. The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth and sixth storeys are of marble and sandstone. At the foot of the tower is the Quwwat ul Islam Mosque. The minar tilts just over 65 cm from the vertical, which is considered to be within safe limits, although experts have stated that monitoring is needed in case rainwater seepage further weakens the foundation. The nearby 7 meters high Iron Pillar from Gupta empire is a metallurgical curiosity. The pillar standing in the Qutub complex has Brahmic inscriptions on it and predates the Islamic minar. [WikiPedia].
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Location: Qutub Minar, Delhi, India, Asia
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