Travel information on Qutab Minar Delhi
Qutab Minar is a soaring, 73 m-high tower of success, integrated in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak instantly after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom. The tower has 5 distinct floors, each marked by a forecasting veranda and tapers from a 15 m size at the base to just 2.5 m at the top. The first three storeys are made from red sandstone; the fourth and fifth floors are of marble and sandstone. At the foot of the tower is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, the very first mosque to be integrated in India. An inscription over its eastern gate provocatively notifies that it was constructed with material acquired from demolishing '27 Hindu temples'. A 7 m-high iron pillar stands in the courtyard of the mosque. It is said that if you can encircle it with your hands while standing with your back to it your wish will be satisfied. The origins of Qutab Minar are shrouded in debate. Some believe it was erected as a tower of success to signify the beginning of the Muslim rule...