Qutub Minar complex

The Qutb Minar also spelled as Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India.[3][4] The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. The tower tapers, and has 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.
Its closest comparator is the 62-metre all-brick Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan, of c.1190, a decade or so before the probable start of the Delhi tower. The surfaces of both are elaborately decorated with inscriptions and geometric patterns; in Delhi the shaft is fluted with "superb stalactite bracketing under the balconies" at the top of each stage. In general, minarets were slow to be used in India, and are often detached from the main mosque where they exist.

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2. INTRODUCTION The Qutb complex are monuments and buildings from the Delhi Sultanate at Mehrauli in Delhi in India. Construction of the Qutub Minar "victory tower" in the complex, named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, was begun by Qutb- ud -din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty (Gulam Vansh). It was continued by his successor Iltutmish (a.k.a. Altamash), and finally completed much later by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, a Sultan of Delhi from the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1412) in 1368 AD.

3. The  Qutb Minar , is a  minaret  and "victory tower" that forms part of the  Qutb complex in the  Mehrauli  area of  New Delhi ,  India . The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. The tower tapers, and has a 14.3 meters (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 meters (9 feet) at the top of the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps. Qutub minar

4. ARCHITECTURE The fourth column is of marble, and is relatively plain. The fifth is of marble and sandstone. The flanges are a darker red sandstone throughout, and are engraved with Quranic texts and decorative elements. Parso -Arabic and Nagari in different sections of the Qutb Minar reveal the history of its construction, and the later restorations and repairs by Firoz Shah Tughluq (1351–88) and Sikandar Lodi (1489–1517). It has five superposed storeys. The lowest three comprise fluted  cylindrical  shafts or columns of pale red sandstone, separated by flanges and by storeyed  balconies , carried on  Muqarnas   corbels.

5. Calligraphy Near to this Minar and at the view of this tower there are some verses or Aayaats inscribed over the walls of Qutub Minar. Besides this, there is also certain word in Kupee language, which means that this tower was established to reflect the shadow of the God in both east and west direction. This Minar not only famous for its architecture but also famous for the messages of the God, which it has reflect all over the world.

6. Projected Balcony supported by Stone Brackets

7. Entrance of Minar

8. A VIEW OF QUTUB MINAR

9. Brahmanical motifs like the kalasha and lotus on the pillars A COLONNADE INSIDE THE QUTUB COMPLEX, WITH EVIDENCE OF HINDUS ARCHITECTURE; THE PILLARS ARE CARVED WITH THE HINDU'S ELEMENTS LIKE- BELLS, LOTUS LEAF ETC. The walls and pillars have intrinsic Hindus Architecture motifs

10. The Iron P illar dates back to the 4th century BC. It bears inscriptions that dedicate it as a flagstaff to honor the Hindu God Vishnu and in memory of Gupta King Chandragupta II (375-413 AD. It is made of 98 percent wrought iron. The iron pillar and the ruins wall Manuscripts over the iron pillars Length 7.2m (of which 93cm is underground) Diameter - 0.41 m

11. Location of buildings under Qutub Minar Complex aerial views

12. Ala'i Darwaza is the southern gateway of the Quwwat -ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex. It is b uilt by Sultan Alauddin Khalji in 1311 and made of red sandstone. I t is a square domed gatehouse with arched entrances and houses a single chamber. The entire Darwaza is made up of red  sandstone  with white coloured marbles inlaid on the exterior walls. Ala’i Darwaza

13. architecture The Alai Darwaza is made up of a single hall whose interior part measures 34.5 ft and exterior part measures 56.5 ft. It is 60 ft tall and the walls are 11 ft thick. The gatehouse, from 1311, still shows a cautious approach to the new technology, with very thick walls and a shallow dome, only visible from a certain distance or height. Bold contrasting colours of masonry, with red  sandstone  and white  marble.

14. THE ARCADE Ceiling pattern LOW RELIEFS CARVING INDICATING PLASTIC ART ON STONE SURFACE.

15. Star and hexagonal, white marble jail at window Pattern carved over the walls

16. facade There is extensive  Arabic calligraphy  on the walls of the Darwaza . The arches are  horseshoe  shaped, the first time such arches were used in India. The façade has pre-Turkish carvings and patterns

17. Tughlaq Tombs  in the Indian subcontinent are mostly simple, monotonous and heavy structures in  Indo-Islamic architecture  built during the  Tughlaq dynasty  (1320–1413). Their architecture lacks the influence from  Hindu temple architecture  and craftsmanship which was later found in  Lodi  and  Mughal  architecture. Features of Hindu influences on Tughlaq architecture include the flat lintel instead of pointed arch, pillars, windows with balconies and eaves and railings. Tughlaq Tombs  

18. architecture The tomb was constructed in 1325 and is built of red sandstone and white marble, materials commonly used in Islamic structures at that time. It has a dome of white marble. It is considered to be one of the earliest masterpieces built of red sandstone and white marble. The square tomb is in the center of a pentagonal enclosure with high walls. There are entrances on the north, east and south sides. The architectural style of the tomb is inspired by the  Khalji  portal;  Alai Darwaza in the  Qutb Minar  complex. White marble

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