Qutub Minar

1202 A.D

Height: 71.32 metres

Delhi

Stone minaret to the south of the Quwatul Islam mosque. Popularly known as the Qutub Minar, it was constructed to highlight Islamic presence in India. Construction was started on the Minar by Qutubuddin Aibak and completed by Firoz Shah Tughlak.

Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

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References

Intach, Delhi: The Built Heritage Vol I and II (New Delhi, 1999)

Spear, T.G.P. (updated and annotated by Narayani Gupta and Laura Sykes). Delhi, Its Monuments And History. New Delhi, 1994.

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. Cambridge, 1992.

Dehejia, Vidya, Indian Art (London, 1997)

Related Web Sites

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Mughals/mughals.html


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