Government of India
Qutub Minar
Keywords: Historical Monument
Indo-Islamic Architecture
Description: The world famous Qutub Minar is the tallest stone tower of India designed on the pattern of Iranian minarets. It was probably constructed as a tower of victory as well as to call the people for prayers in the Quwwat-ul-lslam mosque. The structure is known for its decorative architecture. While the bottom storey of the Minaret consisting of alternating rounded and angular flutes was built by Qutubuddin Aibak, the second, third and fourth storeys were built by his successor Iltutmish. The fourth storey was twice damaged by lightning strike in the years 1326 and 1368 and was repaired respectively by Mohammad bin Tughlaq, and Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the latter replacing it with two storeys making the number of storeys five and raising the total height to 72.5 metres. Therefore, the upper two storeys are built of red sandstone largely faced with marble and the lower three storeys are built of grey quartzite faced with red sandstone. Later in 1503, Sikandar Lodi also carried out some restoration in the upper two storeys.
Source: Archaeological Survey of India
Type: Image
Received From: Archaeological Survey of India
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Mehrauli, Delhi, India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-09T11:43:05Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-09T11:43:05Z |
| dc.description | The world famous Qutub Minar is the tallest stone tower of India designed on the pattern of Iranian minarets. It was probably constructed as a tower of victory as well as to call the people for prayers in the Quwwat-ul-lslam mosque. The structure is known for its decorative architecture. While the bottom storey of the Minaret consisting of alternating rounded and angular flutes was built by Qutubuddin Aibak, the second, third and fourth storeys were built by his successor Iltutmish. The fourth storey was twice damaged by lightning strike in the years 1326 and 1368 and was repaired respectively by Mohammad bin Tughlaq, and Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the latter replacing it with two storeys making the number of storeys five and raising the total height to 72.5 metres. Therefore, the upper two storeys are built of red sandstone largely faced with marble and the lower three storeys are built of grey quartzite faced with red sandstone. Later in 1503, Sikandar Lodi also carried out some restoration in the upper two storeys. |
| dc.source | Archaeological Survey of India |
| dc.format.extent | Height - 72.5 metres |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.subject | Historical Monument Indo-Islamic Architecture |
| dc.type | Image |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Red Sandstone, Grey Quartzite |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Mehrauli, Delhi, India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-09T11:43:05Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-09T11:43:05Z |
| dc.description | The world famous Qutub Minar is the tallest stone tower of India designed on the pattern of Iranian minarets. It was probably constructed as a tower of victory as well as to call the people for prayers in the Quwwat-ul-lslam mosque. The structure is known for its decorative architecture. While the bottom storey of the Minaret consisting of alternating rounded and angular flutes was built by Qutubuddin Aibak, the second, third and fourth storeys were built by his successor Iltutmish. The fourth storey was twice damaged by lightning strike in the years 1326 and 1368 and was repaired respectively by Mohammad bin Tughlaq, and Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the latter replacing it with two storeys making the number of storeys five and raising the total height to 72.5 metres. Therefore, the upper two storeys are built of red sandstone largely faced with marble and the lower three storeys are built of grey quartzite faced with red sandstone. Later in 1503, Sikandar Lodi also carried out some restoration in the upper two storeys. |
| dc.source | Archaeological Survey of India |
| dc.format.extent | Height - 72.5 metres |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.subject | Historical Monument Indo-Islamic Architecture |
| dc.type | Image |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Red Sandstone, Grey Quartzite |
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