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The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, which lies at the site of Delhi's oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs.
The Qutub Minar was built simultaneously with the mosque but appears to be a stand-alone structure, built as the 'Minar of Jami Masjid', for the muezzin to perform adhan, call for prayer, and also as a qutub, an Axis or Pole of Islam.
क़ुतुब मीनार [3] भारत में दक्षिण दिल्ली शहर के महरौली भाग में स्थित, ईंट से बनी विश्व की सबसे ऊँची मीनार है। यह दिल्ली का एक प्रसिद्ध दर्शनीय स्थल है। इसकी ऊँचाई 73 मीटर (239.5 फीट) और व्यास १४.३ मीटर है, जो ऊपर जाकर शिखर पर 2.75 मीटर (9.02 फीट) हो जाता है। इसमें ३७९ सीढियाँ हैं। [4] मीनार के चारों ओर बने अहाते में भारतीय कला के कई उत्कृष्ट नमून...
At 73 meters, the Qutub Minar at Delhi is the tallest brick minaret and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let’s have a look at its history, architecture, opening hours and entry fee.
Qutub Minar (Hindi: कुतुब मीनार) is a minaret. It forms a part of the Qutab complex. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mehrauli, Delhi, India. Qutub Minar is 73 metres (240 feet) tall. It has five storeys. It gets narrower from bottom to top. It is 14 metres (47 feet) in diameter at the ground. It is 2.7 metres (9 feet ...
Built of red and buff sandstone and eloquently carved with inscriptional bands, the Qutb Minar is the tallest masonry tower in India, measuring 72.5 metres high, with projecting balconies for calling all Muadhdhin to prayer. An iron pillar in the courtyard gave the mosque a unique Indian aesthetic.
