QUTUB MINAR
Islamic monumental history in India starts here.
Qutub Minar is a very impressive and remarkable piece of monument built with buff and red sandstone. It’s nearly 800 years old. Its foundations were laid in 1199 AD, by one of the first Islamic kings in India, Qutbu’d-Din Aibak, who ruled the so-called Slave Dynasty. The tower was originally intended as a minaret, for calls to prayer, according to the Archaeological Survey of India.
The Qutub Minar was being built around the same time that the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa was under construction in Italy. The difference is that the Indian Architects/Engineers got the foundation right and Qutub Minar was built straight!
The Minar currently stands 72 meters high, according to the Archaeological Survey - Government Of India, and that’s after a couple of the top floors of the tower have been struck down by lightning. In comparison, the Pisa tower is just 60 meters high. With a diameter of 14.3 meters, the Qutub is a lot narrower.
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