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.
qutub minar made is red stone
Qutub Minar is made of red sandstone and marble.
Qutub Minar was made as Qutb-ud-din Aibak won Delhi from the great ruler,Prithviraj.
AD 1199
mantainance and upkeep of qutub minar
mantainance and upkeep of qutub minar
The top two stories of the Qutub Minar were made from white marble and the rest of the Qutub Minar was made from red sandstone.
Qutub Minar is the tallest brick minaret in the world
How big is Qutub Minar is wrong Question It should be how tall is it and Qutub Minar is 73 meter (240 feet) tall.
Qutub Minar is made of red sandstone and marble
You take 379 steps to climbthe top of QUTUB MINAR.
White marble and red sandstone