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05. Qutb Minar

mina — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:35:24 +0000

O Qutb Minar (Qutab Minar ou Qutub Minar) é o minarete de tijolo mais alto do mundo, e um importante exemplo de arquitectura indo-islâmica. Fica em Deli, Índia. Foi declarado Património Mundial da Unesco em 1993. Mede 72.5 metros de altura. Rodeando o minarete existem vários exemplos de arquitectura indiana do tempo em que foi construído, em 1193.

Qutb Minar Detail

mina — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:33:08 +0000

Image taken on 2009-01-07 02:45:06 by chaostrophy.

Qutb Minar 234-foot-high (71 metres) tower New Delh, India

mina — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:48:22 +0000

Qutb Minar is a spectacular example of Indo-Islamic architecture topped by a 234-foot-high (71 metres) tower. Begun in the 12th century, this is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and the symbol of New Delhi, India. Here’s my personal web page about our travels throughout India: www.rogerwendell.com 11-24-2008

Qutb Minar, Delhi

mina — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:37:26 +0000

Image taken on 2007-11-07 07:09:14 by RobRyb.

small mosque, qutb minar

mina — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:51:43 +0000

Image taken on 2006-06-17 03:20:58 by eenar_6.

Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi

mina — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:42:25 +0000

Built in the early 13th century a few kilometres south of Delhi, the red sandstone tower of Qutb Minar is 72.5 m high, tapering from 2.75 m in diameter at its peak to 14.32 m at its base, and alternating angular and rounded flutings. The surrounding archaeological area contains funerary buildings, notably the magnificent Alai-Darwaza Gate, the masterpiece of Indo-Muslim art (built in 1311), and two mosques, including the Quwwatu’l-Islam, the oldest in northern India, built of materials reused from some 20 Brahman temples. whc.unesco.org

What is the relation between India Gate & Qutb Minar?

mina — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:36:54 +0000

help plzzzz….
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I’m going to New Delhi and staying in the center of the city. How do I get to Qutb Minar?

mina — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:43:06 +0000

My hotel is at Connaught Place. I’d like to tour Qutb Minar and it’s monuments, but I don’t know how to get there. Is there public transport or special car service?

Qutb Minar-unesco World Heritage Site

mina — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:38:33 +0000

Listed as , the Qutb Minar and its monuments are an important example of Indo-Islamic Architecture. Qutub Minar is the tallest brick minaret in the world and stands in the Qutab Complex located at Aurabindo Marg, near Mehrauli, 14 Km south of Connaught place in Delhi. The complex has a number of other important monuments- the gateway built in 1310, the Alai Darwaza, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque; one of the oldest existing mosques in India, the tombs of Altamish, Alauddin Khalji and Imam Zamin; the 2000 year old 7m high Iron Pillar- the Alai Minar; another tower 27m high, the Madrasa or School, great screen of Qutbuddin Aibak in the mosque etc.

The Qutub Minaris 72.5 metres high (237.8 ft) and requires 399 steps to get to the top, although it has not been possible for visitors to ascend the tower for some years, due to safety reasons. The diameter of the base is 14.3 metres wide while the top floor measures 3.8 metres in diameter.

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 storeys and, in 1368, Firuz Shah Tughluq constructed the fifth and the last storey. The development of architectural styles from Aybak to Tughluq are quite evident in the minaret. Like earlier towers erected by the Ghaznavids and Ghurids in today’s Afghanistan, the Qutub Minar comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, separated by balconies carried on Muqarnas corbels. The minaret is made of fluted red sandstone covered with intricate carvings and verses from the Qur’an, and is built on the ruins of Lal Kot, the Red Citadel in the city of Dhillika. The minar was said to have been built to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori, the invader from Afghanistan, over the Rajputs in 1192 and Qutb-ud-din Aybak was inspired with the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan and wanted to surpass it in all aspects.

The Iron Pillar in the courtyard bears an inscription in Sanskrit in Brahmi script of 4th century AD, according to which the pillar was set up as a Vishnudhvaja (standard of Lord Vishnu) on the hill known as Vishnupada in memory of a mighty king named Chandra. A deep socket on the top of the ornate capital indicates that probably an image of Garuda was fixed into it.

The Tomb of IItutmish (AD 1211-36) was built in AD 1235. It is a plain square chamber of red sandstone, profusely carved with inscriptions, geometrical and arabesque patterns in Saracenic tradition on the entrances and the whole of interior. Some of the motifs viz., the wheel, tassel, etc., are reminiscent of Hindu designs. Ala ‘i- Darwaza, the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was constructed by Alau’d-Din Khalji in AH 710 (AD 1311) as recorded in the inscriptions engraved on it. This is the first building employing Islamic principles of construction and ornamentation.

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