QUTUB MINAR- Place to visit Delhi (INDIA)
QUTUB MINAR
Qutb Minar (also
spelled Qutub Minar) at 73 metres, is world's tallest rubble
masonry minaret. Qutb Minar, along with the ancient and medieval monuments
surrounding it, form the Qutb complex,
which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tower is
located in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India.The Minaret of Jam,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan,
is thought to have been a direct inspiration for the Qutb Minar in Delhi, which
was also built by the Ghori (Mamluk) Dynasty. Made of red sandstone and marble,
Qutb Minar is a 73-metres (240 feet) tall tapering tower with a diameter
measuring 14.3 metres (47 feet) at the base and 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the
peak.[4] Inside the
tower, a circular staircase with 379 steps leads to the top.[5] Qutb Minar station is the
closest station on the Delhi Metro.In 1200 AD, Qutb al-Din
Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate,
started construction of the Qutb Minar. In 1220, Aibak's successor and
son-in-law Iltutmish added three storeys to the
tower. In 1369, lightning struck the top storey, destroying it completely.
So, Firoz Shah Tughlaq carried out restoration
work replacing the damaged storey with two new storeys every year, made of red
sandstone and white marble.Qutb Minar is surrounded by several historically significant monuments,
which are historically connected with the tower and are part of the Qutb complex.
These include the Iron Pillar of Delhi, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque,
Alai Darwaza, the Tomb of Iltutmish, Alai Minar, Ala-ud-din's Madrasa and Tomb,
and the Tomb of Imam Zamin. Other minor monuments include Major Smith's Cupola
and Sanderson's Sundial.
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