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Monday, 9 February 2015

World heritage site..Qutb Minar DELHI

                                                   
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS SITE-AND OTHER HISTORIC SITES IN DELHI AREA BY VISITING THEM, AFTER YOUR EXAMS ARE OVER, WITH YOUR FAMILY/ FRIENDS AND POST/ COMMENT. GOOD PICS AND ARTICLES.YOU WILL BE REWARDED FOR GOOD ONES....


Qutb Minar (Perso-Arabic script: قطب مینار), (Devanagari transliteration: कुतब मिनार) also written as Qutub Minar or Qutab Minar, is the 2nd tallestminar (73 metres) in India after Fateh Burj in Chappar Chiri at Mohali which stands 100 meters tall. Qutb Minar originally is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Delhi, the Qutb Minar is made of red sandstone and marble. The stairs of the tower has 379 steps, is 72.5 metres (237.8 ft) high, and has a base diameter of 14.3 metres, which narrows to 2.7 metres at the top. Construction was started in 1193 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and was carried on by his successor, Iltutmish. In 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlaq constructed the fifth and the last storey. It is surrounded by several other ancient and medieval structures and ruins, collectively known as the Qutb complex.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb_Minar


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