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Qutub Minar
Located in Delhi, Qutub Minar is the Tallest Brick Minaret in the World and one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.
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What type of rock is used to make qutub minar?
The Qutb Minar is a tower in Delhi, India which stands at 72.5 meters (237.8 ft). The lower three storeys of the minaret are made mainly of a buff colored quartzite, a type of red sandstone and the top two stories are constructed using white marble.
What are three steps taken to conserve Qutub Minar as monuments?
The potential of the area as an archaeological park was clear from the onset and its proximity to the World Heritage Site made it more attractive, possibly as an extension to the WHS or a buffer zone. The significance of the site led the government to focus their resources here for the past eight years. During this period, 35 monuments have undergone conservation work and heritage trails and signage are being established (proposed in 1997 but approved for funding and implementation only in 2003) to convert this area into a sensitive archaeological park rather than a sanitation ground.
The effort involved lobbying with the political leadership and officials from various departments, from the chief minister to the gardener or guard, as a result of which Delhi Tourism has consistently funded the conservation initiatives over six phases of work. DDA, the land owning agency cooperates in maintaining the horticultural component of the park; the MCD and the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage undertaking has carried out a considerable quantum of work to convert open drains into underground pipes. The Archaeological Survey of India protects and owns four buildings within the park and along with the State Department of Archaeology has now taken steps to extend its ownership and protection to buildings already conserved. The Delhi Police have stepped up vigil to make the area safe and to ensure no encroachments take place. Above all, government led public awareness campaigns have often led to workshops for schoolchildren being held at this locale.
Qutub minar was built by Qutbuddn Aibak till the first storey then he died and it was completed by Iltutmish. This is the Muslim version of the history. The real history is different.
The township adjoining the Kutub Minar is known as Mehrauli. That is a Sanskrit word Mihira-awali. It signifies the town- ship where the well known astronomer Mihira of Vikramaditya's court lived along with his helpers, mathemati- cians and technicians. They used the so-called Kutub tower as an observation post for astronomical study. Around the tower were pavilions dedicated to the 27 constel- lations of the Hindu Zodiac.
Kutubuddin has left us an inscription that he destroyed these pavilions. But he has not said that he raised any tower. The ravaged temple was renamed as Kuwat-ul-Islam mosque.
Stones dislodged from the so-called Kutub Minar have Hindu images on one side with Arabic lettering on the other. Those stones have now been removed to the Museum. They clearly show that Muslim invaders used to remove the stone- dressing of Hindu buildings, turn the stones inside out to hide the image facial and inscribe Arabic lettering on the new frontage.
Bits of Sanskrit inscriptions can still be deciphered in the premises on numerous pillars and walls. Numerous images still adorn the cornices though disfigured.
Material used in the construction of qutub minar?
Qutub Minar is made of rad sandstone and white marble: 5 stories are made from red sandstone and the two stories of the top are made from white marble.
Which material used in Qutub Minar?
The Qutub Minar is a tower located in Delhi, India. It is the world's tallest brick minaret. It was built by Qutub-ud-din Aibak an emperor of India and was later finished by Illtutmish in A.D. 1198. It is made up of red and buff sandstone.
Who completed the construction of Qutb Minar at Delhi?
The construction of Qutab Minar was started by Qutub-ud-udin Aibak in 1199 and it was completed by his son-in-law Iltutmish in 1236
Qutub-udin Aibak
Arab beduins, Turks and Mongols, the Muslims who invaded India were barbarians, nomadic, uncivilised people. They never had any buildings in their own countries which are still mainly deserts. They could not design a building like Qutub Minar or Taj Mahal.
Qutub Minar was a Hindy astronomical observatory. When the Turkish invader occupied Delhi, they destroyed more than 90 Hindu temples located in the same area along with the Asoke's steel pilar.
Uncivilized Turks did not know the significance of these; so they called it just a minar.
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What was the color and type of rock used in Qutub Minar?
The Qutb Minar is a tower in Delhi, India which stands at 72.5 meters (237.8 ft). The lower three storeys of the minaret are made mainly of a buff colored quartzite, a type of red sandstone and the top two stories are constructed using white marble.
Who built the first story Qutub Minar and who completed the structure?
Qutub-ud-din-Aibak built the first storey and after his death Iltutmish completed the structure.
Qutub Minar was made as Qutb-ud-din Aibak won Delhi from the great ruler,Prithviraj.
Who is the constructor of Kuthab Minar?
Qutub-ud-din Aibak started building Qutub Minar in around 1199,but couldn't complete it.
The remaining work was completed by his successor and son-in-law Iltutmish.
How many steps take you to the top of Qutub Minar?
There are 379 steps to the top of Qutub Minar tower.
Engineering skills and construction of qutub minar?
Matherchod, chutiya, lauda, teri maa ko mene choda
To whom did iltutmish dedicate the Qutab Minar?
To Qutab ud din Aibak, the commander under Mohammad Ghori and the founder of Gulami dynasty in India.
How big is Qutub Minar is wrong Question It should be how tall is it and Qutub Minar is 73 meter (240 feet) tall.
What was built by qutb-ud-din aibak?
Qutub minar is height of 72.5m built by qutb-ud-din aibak in 1192
