qutup minar

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• kingdome (358)
• [2007-08-19 6:22]
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Hello Ismail

Welcome to TL, you would surely have a good time here friend :) Wonderful starting, this image has an interesting perspective! Beautifully detailed and presented here but hey its called Qutub Minar with a 'b' in place of 'p' in Qutub... It is the tallest brick minaret in the world, and an important example of Indo-Islamic Architecture. The tower is in the Qutb complex in South Delhi, India. The Qutb Minar and its monuments are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Qutub Minar is 72.5 metres high (237.8 ft) and requires 399 steps to get to the top. Although formerly closed, visitors can reach the top of the tower by paying a fee of 500 INR or about 12USD. The diameter of the base is 14.3 metres wide while the top floor measures 2.75 metres in diameter.

Surrounding the building are many fine examples of Indian artwork from the time it was built in 1193. A second tower was in construction and planned to be taller than the Qutub Minar itself. Its construction ended when it was about forty feet tall.

Inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan and wishing to surpass it, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced construction of the Qutub Minar in 1193; but could only complete its basement. His successor, Iltutmish, added three more stories and, in 1368, Firuz Shah Tughluq constructed the fifth and the last story. [Other Details]