The Qutub Minar is surrounded by other ancient and medieval monuments which include an ancient mosque and tombs that form a part of the famous 'Qutb Complex' which is deemed under the UNESCO World Heritage Site as a protected area. The Qutub Minar attracts numerous tourists and visitors from across the globe beating the number of tourists visiting the elegant 'Taj Mahal' by 13.55 lakhs in 2006.
Detail, reliefs, ornaments and calligraphic inscriptions, surah, Qutub Minar, Qutub complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site The Prince of Wales unveils artist Fuad Koichi Honda's The Holy Qur'an in Mirror Image (Surah Al-Rahman; chapter 55, verses 26-37), 2016, which was presented as a gift to him by Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, The Sultan of Perak, during his visit to the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala.
Rising 238 feet (72.5 meters), the Qutb Minar is the tallest stone tower in India. It was built by the first rulers of the Delhi sultanate in the early 1200s. Construction began about 1199 under the ruler Qutb al-Din Aibak and was completed by his successor, Iltutmish—both of the Slave dynasty. The Qutb Minar and its surrounding monuments were declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO (a.
About Delhi Delhi, the capital city of India, is situated on the banks of Yamuna and extends over an area of 1483 sq. km. The city is bordered by Haryana on its north, west and south and Uttar.
Qutub Minar is a 73-metre (239.5 feet) tall tapering tower of five storeys with a 14.3 metres (47 feet) base diameter reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the top of the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps.
Furthermore, along these lines, the possibility of Qutub Minar was conceived, so goes the most prominent variant. Others state it was worked as a stamp for triumphant success of numerous little kingdoms of North India by Aibak. Another variant is that Qutub Minar was worked as a major aspect of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, for calling enthusiasts for petition. Some others are of the supposition.