Qutub Minar is a Victory monument used as a minaret. Sultan Kutb-ud-din began its construction in 1193 (according to other sources - 1163), after the defeat of the last Hindu principality. The height of the tower is about 73 m, the diameter is 15 m at the base and 2.5 m at the top. Qutub-ud-din managed to build only the first floor, and in 1326 lightning struck the tower. In 1368, Firuz Shah restored the upper floors and built a dome, which was destroyed by an earthquake.
Next to Qutub Minar stands the first mosque in India, it was built on the ruins of a Hindu temple using elements from many other destroyed temples.
Nearby is an iron pillar. This pillar, 7 m high, was probably brought from another place. The surviving inscriptions indicate that it was originally installed near the temple of Vishnu in Bihar (? ) in honor of Chandragupta II, who reigned from 375 to 417.
The origin of the iron from which the pillar is made remains a mystery - it is of such high purity that it is problematic to provide for such a massive product even with the current level of technology. The pillar is not subject to rust for two millennia, it was only necessary to enclose it from curious visitors, who are worse than corrosion.
The construction of another tower twice as large was conceived, but it was not completed.
The Alai Darvaza gate decorates the main entrance. They were built of red sandstone in 1310. The tomb of Imam Zamin near the gate and the tomb of Altamish (1235) have been preserved in the complex.
The badly damaged Ala-ud-din madrasah is located at the rear of the complex. On the territory there are several summer palaces and tombs of the last rulers who came after the Mughals.
The fauna of this and many other attractions is represented by a nimble tribe of chipmunks.
Next to Qutub Minar stands the first mosque in India, it was built on the ruins of a Hindu temple using elements from many other destroyed temples.
Nearby is an iron pillar. This pillar, 7 m high, was probably brought from another place. The surviving inscriptions indicate that it was originally installed near the temple of Vishnu in Bihar (? ) in honor of Chandragupta II, who reigned from 375 to 417.
The origin of the iron from which the pillar is made remains a mystery - it is of such high purity that it is problematic to provide for such a massive product even with the current level of technology. The pillar is not subject to rust for two millennia, it was only necessary to enclose it from curious visitors, who are worse than corrosion.
The construction of another tower twice as large was conceived, but it was not completed.
The Alai Darvaza gate decorates the main entrance. They were built of red sandstone in 1310. The tomb of Imam Zamin near the gate and the tomb of Altamish (1235) have been preserved in the complex.
The badly damaged Ala-ud-din madrasah is located at the rear of the complex. On the territory there are several summer palaces and tombs of the last rulers who came after the Mughals.
The fauna of this and many other attractions is represented by a nimble tribe of chipmunks.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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