Qutab Minar, Delhi in monochrome
by Aashish Vaidya
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Qutab Minar, Delhi in monochrome
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Aashish Vaidya
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Photograph - Photography
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The Qutub Minar, a UNESCO heritage site, is located in teh Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India. The construction of the minaret is thought to have started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. It is also thought to be named after is possibly named after Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, a 13th century sufi saint. The architecture is a synthesis of South Asian and traditional Islamic architecture. The height of the minaret is 72.5 meters (238 ft - for comparison the statue of Liberty in NYC is 151 ft tall wich stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall), making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. It consists of 5 stories and its construction, restorations and repairs continued well into 16th century. It has 379 steps.
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