Qutub Minar complex is one among the 3 UNESCO world heritage sites located in Delhi. The other 2 being Red Fort and Humayun’s Tomb. This complex consist of a number of monuments:
- Qutub Minar, 72 m high 5 storey tower
- Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque which was built with the architectural members taken from 27 Hindu and Jain temples after demolishing them.
- Alai Darwaza, the southern gateway to the mosque.
- Ala al Din Khalji Madrasab, center for religious teaching.
- An iron pillar that never gets rusted. It has inscriptions in Sanskrit.
- Tomb of Iltutmish
- Half built Alai Minar, which has twice the diameter of Qutub Minar.
Visited on August 2013
Qutub Minar, Seth Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India
Great photographs 🙂
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Thank you Uma Devu 🙂
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I like the gallery of many pictures you have created. How is that possible ? And the stunning finale with the tall and short contrast of buildings is a good idea.
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Thanks for the visit Veena. Here is link to create a gallery in wordpress post 🙂
https://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/
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Love the photographs!
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