Qutub Minar Delhi

The construction of Qutub Minar was done by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in the 12th century inorder to celebrate the Mohammed Ghoris Victory over the Rajputs which was completed by his successors in 13 century. Its structure was built as a Minar or as a place of prayer.The word Qutub itself is known as the 'pole of justice'. This was made of the red stone and minar rises to 230 feet i.e. 42.5 meters and circular stairways of 379 steps that lead to a spectacular view of the city. This monuments diameter gradually tapers from 14.3 meters at the bottom to 2.7 meters at the top. This Qutub Minar has five stories separated by balconies. From the bottom till the third stories it is made of the red stone and the rest two stories are made up of marble and sand stone and this fourth and fifth story was restored by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1368. Its walls are in carved with the verses of Quran.

Qutab Minar is famous and among the tallest towers of the world. The history book describes that Minar was started by Prithviraj or his uncle Vigraharaja who got the victory and won Delhi from the Tomar Rajputs. The completion of this Minar was done in 1200 A.D. from that time the tall structure has been upright and is very much pretty and is helpful to keep an eye on Delhi like sentry.

Counting the stairs inside the Minar is always the wonderful experience and fun for the visitors as it has 378 steps and takes a long time and a good energy to reach to the top. To the left of the Minar you can see the Hauz Khaz and to its right is the walls of the Jahanpanah and Siri. Khilji and Tughlaq kings used to watch the wild Mongols when they threatened Delhi. Other monuments are also visible from this Qutub Minar. Humayun's Tomb, Purana Qila, Walls of Tughlaqabad, Jama Masjid and Firoz Shah Kotla.

It was also damaged due to the earthquakes and it was renovated by the rulers. Two top floors of the minar was damaged due to the earthquake which was repaired by Firoz Shah. In 1505 Sikandar Lodi did the renovation which have been damaged due to the earthquake. Again in 1794 it was Major Smith an engineer who repaired the affected parts of the huge Minar.The pavilion was removed by the Lord Hardinge in 1848.

Minar is not straight and erect as it used to be because because of the wear and tear of the of the past many years. Having a close glance gives you the idea that it is little bit tilted towards one side. It is looked by the authorities with eh great sincerity like the other monuments. It is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. This monument is one of the very good example of the Indo-Islamic Architecture.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak initially started to built the Qutub Minar in 1193 but it was not possible for thim to complete the basement Iltutmish his successor added three more stories in 1368 and the fifth storey was constructed by Firuz Shah Tughluq. The outer Iron Piller in bears an inscription in Sanskrit in script of Brahmi. It was very much clear that it was very very close to the sultanate's heart as lots and repeated efforts were made for keeping it in a perfect shape.