Qutub Minar is situated in Old Delhi City and takes 45 minutes from where we are staying. After 6 months that we settled down in Delhi, finally we have time to get to know Delhi by visiting the monuments and also the museums. Well, we started with Qutub Minar.
In 1199, Qutub-Ud-Din raised the Qutub Minar either as a victory tower or as a minaret to adjacent mosque. However, only the first storey was completed by Qutub-Ud-Din. The other stories were built by his successor and son-in-law, IItumish (1211-36 AD). The cicular stories in white marble were built by Firozshah Tughlaq in 1368, who used marble to face the redstone. From a base of 14.32m it tapers to 2.75m at a height of 72.5m. Its a red sandstone tower covered with beautiful and striking carvings and is inscribed with verses from the holy Quran. Its projecting balconies with inscriptional decorative bands on different storeys heighten its decorative effect. With a height of 72.5m and 379 steps, it is the highest stone tower in India, as well as one of the finest Islamic structures ever raised and Delhi's recognised landmark.
Big kiss from Ndh
Gros becs de Ndh
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