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Qutb Minar is one of the famous historical monuments of the India. It can be also written as the Qutub Minar or Qutab Minar. It is called as the 2nd tallest minar of India (around 73 metres). The first tallest minar of India is Fateh Burj (100 meters tall) in Chappar Chiri at the Mohali. Qutb Minar has been added as one of the best UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is located in Delhi and built using red sandstone and marble in the Indo-Islamic architectural style.
The base diameter of this minar is 14.3 metre and top diameter is 2.7 metre. Its stairs contains 379 steps. It was started building in 1193 by the Qutb-ud-din Aibak however carried on by his successor named Iltutmish. Its fifth and last storey was constructed by the Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1368. There are many other ancient and medieval structures and ruins surrounding the minar in the Qutb complex.
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The base diameter of this minar is 14.3 metre and top diameter is 2.7 metre. Its stairs contains 379 steps. It was started building in 1193 by the Qutb-ud-din Aibak however carried on by his successor named Iltutmish. Its fifth and last storey was constructed by the Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1368. There are many other ancient and medieval structures and ruins surrounding the minar in the Qutb complex.
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The historical structure known as Qutub Minar served as a triumph emblem for its era when it was built.
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- It was the Ghurid Dynasty's triumph. At the base of this minar lies a mosque called Quwwat-ul-Islam, which is regarded as the first mosque ever constructed in India.
- With the Qutb compound, there is a 7-meter-tall iron pillar covered in Brahmic writing. Verse fragments from the Quran, which Muslims see as their holy mythical text, are inscribed on the walls of the minar.
- tallest skyscraper The Qutub Minar is India's tallest stone tower at 72.5 metres. "Vishnu Stambh was really Qutab Minar. 27 Hindu-Jain temples were destroyed to get the materials for the construction of Qutub Minar.
- While some historians say that it was called in honour of Khwaja Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki, a saint from Baghdad who was greatly revered by Iltutmish, others hold that it was named after Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim monarch of India.
- The walls of the tower are adorned with verses from the Holy Quran as well as some intricate carvings and floral patterns.
- It has five floors that rise in a tapered fashion.
It was built as a lavish monument to commemorate the overthrow of Delhi's last Hindu king and the start of Muslim dominance.
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