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Qutab Minar is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex.

Qutab Minar is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India. Made of red sandstone and marble, Qutb Minar is a 73-metre (240 feet) tall tapering tower of five storeys, with a 14.3 metre (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps. Qutb al-Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, started construction of the Qutab Minar's first storey around 1192. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish completed a further three storeys. In 1369, lightning struck the top storey, destroying it. Firoz Shah Tughlaq replaced the damaged storey, and added one more.
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Title: Qutab Minar is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex.
Caption: Qutab Minar is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India. Made of red sandstone and marble, Qutb Minar is a 73-metre (240 feet) tall tapering tower of five storeys, with a 14.3 metre (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps. Qutb al-Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, started construction of the Qutab Minar's first storey around 1192. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish completed a further three storeys. In 1369, lightning struck the top storey, destroying it. Firoz Shah Tughlaq replaced the damaged storey, and added one more.
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Image size: 3739 × 5609 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 31.7 × 47.5 cm | 1472.0 × 2208.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • COLUMN • COLUMNAR • COLUMNS • DELHI SULTANATE • DELHI • FIROZ SHAH TUGHLAQ • FOUNDER • ILTUTMISH • INDIA • LANDMARK • MARBLE • MARBRE • MARMOL • MEHRAULI • MINARET • MOGHUL • MUGHAL • PILAR • PILLAR • QUTAB MINAR • QUTB AL-DIN AIBAK • QUTB COMPLEX • RED SANDSTONE • UNESCO • WORLD HERITAGE SITE