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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. [3] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India.
- Surrounded by Historical Monuments. The Qutb Minar is surrounded by several great historical monuments and all of them together are referred to as “Qutb Complex”.
- Genesis. The construction of the minar was led by Qutb-ud-din-Aibak, the founder of Delhi Sultanate in 1199. It was built on the Lal Kot or Red Citadel in Delhi.
- Name Confusion. It has not been established whether Qutb Minar has been named after Qutb al-Din Aibak, the emperor or Qutubuddin Bakhtiar kaki, the famous Sufi saint.
- Top Floors. The top floor of the minar was destructed by the lightning and rebuilt by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. These floors are quite distinguishable from the rest of the minar as they are made up of white marble.
The architecture of Qutub Minar is a blend of Indo-Islamic styles, reflecting the influence of both Hindu and Islamic architectural traditions. Its tapering cylindrical shape, tapering from a diameter of 14.3 meters at the base to 2.7 meters at the top, is an engineering marvel of its time.
Qutb-Minar in red and buff standstone is the highest tower in India. It has a diameter of 14.32 m at the base and about 2.75 m on the top with a height of 72.5 m.
The Quṭb Mīnār, as it stands today, is a 72.5-metre (238-foot) fluted sandstone tower with copious marble inlays. Projecting balconies separate five successive stories, each of which is marked by bands of richly carved inscriptions from the Qur’ān.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Qutb Minar (minaret) was commissioned by Qutb al-Din Aybak (reg. 1206 - 1211) in 1199. Located within the Quwwat ul Islam complex to the eastern side of the Qutb Mosque, it was conceived as a triumphal column proclaiming the mark of Islam in the world.
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Qutub Minar (Hindi : क़ुतुब मीनार Urdu: قطب منار), the tallest brick minaret in the world, constitutes an important example of Indo-Islamic Architecture. The tower stands in the Qutb complex in South Delhi, India. UNESCO designated the Qutub Minar and its monuments a World Heritage Site.
