Qutub minar is a tallest brick minaret
and UNESCO World Heritage Site from the Qutub complex in
New Delhi. The construction of the Qutub Minar's first storey started around
1192 by Qutab Ud-Din-Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate. Qutub Minar derived
its name from the Sufi saint Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Quaki whom Qutab Ud-Din-Aibak
worshiped.
The Qutub Minar is 73-metre (239.5 feet) tall tapering tower
of five storeys, which made by the red sand stone and marbles with a with the
diameter of 14.3 meter (47 feet) at the base and 2.7 meters (9 feet) at the
peak with spiral staircase of 379 steps. The design of Qutub Minar is thought
to have been based on the Minaret of Jam in western Afghanistan.
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| Qutub Minar (New Delhi) India |
In 1220, Qutab Ud-Din-Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish
added three more storeys in Qutub minar. In 1369, a lightning strike destroyed
the top storey of Qutub Minar which was replaced by Firoz Shah Tughlaq and
added one more storey in Qutub Minar.
The Qutub Minar is surrounded by several historically
monuments of the Qutab complex, including Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, which was
built at the same time as the Minar, and the much older Iron Pillar of Delhi
and the remains of the tower's 19th century restoration known as "Smith's
Folly" is nearby the pillared Cupola, which included an reckless attempt
to add a sixth storey by Major Robert Smith.
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