QUTUB MINAR
Hello once again here my new topic about tourism "Qutub Minar".A minaret about 120 meters long situated at capital of India i.e Delhi.
Qutub Minar is the world's tallest minaret placed at India and the second tallest minar in India after Fateh Burj at Mohali.Qutub Minar is 72.5 meter tall tapering tower with a diameter of 14.32 meters at the base and 2.75 meters at the top.Inside the minaret their are 379 steps leads to the top.It is surrounded by many historical monuments,which are historically connectes with it.These include 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.
The histoy of this minaret is not simple it include all the emotion of all the dynasty.It is also made by getting inspiration from others.The construction of Qutub Minar was commissioned by Qutub-ud-din-Aibak,the founder of the Delhi Sultanatein 1199 AD.The minar was built on the ruins of the Lal Kot,the Red Citadel in the city of Dhillika.It was named after Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.The culture of the tower architecture was established in India before the arrival of Turks.Qutub Minar reveal the history of its construction,According to the inscriptions on its surface it was repaired by Firoz Shah Tughlaq and Sikandar Lodhi.The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque,located to the north of the Qutub Minar,was built by Qutub-I-din-Aibak in 1192.It is the earliest surviving mosque in the Indian subcontinent.The topmst storey was dameged by lightning in 1368 AD and was rebuilt by Firoz Shah Tuglaq.In 1505,an earthquake dameged Qutub Minar and was repaired by Sikander Lodhi.
This was all the history of Qutub Minar now i would like to describe some key points about the architecture.The Minar is made of Dark red sandstone covered with Iron intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an.The Minar comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts,separated by balconis carried on Muqarnas corbles.The frst three storeys are made of red sand stone;the fourth and the 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 considerd to be within safe limit,although experts have stated that monitering 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 Qutb complex has Brahmic inscriptions on it and predates the Islamic minar.
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