Qutb-Minar in red and buff standstone is the highest tower in India. It has a diameter of 14.32 m at the base and about 2.75 m on the top with a height of 72.5 m.
Qutbu’d-Din Aibak laid the foundation of Minar in AD 1199 for the use of the mu’azzin (crier) to give calls for [...]
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Conceived as a tower of victory and erected to commemorate the capture of Delhi by the Ghurds in 1192, the minaret is a project by Qutb ud-Din Aybak. Consisting of five tapering storeys, the lower three levels are made of red sandstone while the two uypper levels are cylindrical and made of marble.
The structure was [...]
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