Qutub Minar in Delhi is world heritage site. The tall minaret was constructed in 1192 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak, and later completed by his successor Iltutmish. The soaring conical tower is an exquisite example of Indo-Islamic Afghan architecture.
Qutub Minar is the highest brick minaret in the world located in Delhi. The height of Qutub Minar is 72.5 meters. There are 379 stairs inside the tower, which lead to the top. The diameter of Qutub Minar is 14.32 meters at the base and 2.75 meters at the top.
In 14th century, the top floor of the minar was destructed by the lightning and rebuilt by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. These floors are quite distinguishable from the rest of the minar as they are made up of white marble.
Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand wanted to shoot the song 'Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar' but the cameras were too big to fit inside the tower's narrow passage, and the song was shot inside a replica of the tower instead.
Ala-ud-din Khilji aimed to build a second tower exactly like the Qutub Minar, but twice as high. At the time of his death, the tower had reached 27 metres and no one agreed to continue his overambitious project. Ala'i Minar, the incomplete tower, stands to the north of the Qutub Minar and the mosque.
This minaret is definitely one of India’s assets, not only has it survived damages from an earthquake from the 16th century, but it has also survived being struck by lightning twice in the 14th century.
There is a 2,000 years old iron pillar in the complex that hasn’t rusted in over two centuries.
Each of the 5 storeys and tower of Qutub Minar has unique designs.
The Qutub Minar tower is so high that around 379 steps are needed to be climbed to reach the top.
The verses from the holy Quran are carved on sandstone walls of Qutub Minar. This monument serves the purpose of calling people for prayer in the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque.
This is a tower of victory, a monument that signify the might of Islam, or a tower for keeping a check for defense.
There are evidence that Qutub Minar was built much before by Hindu emperors. Later Kuttubuddin has replaced the writing on stones.
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