On my way to Rajasthan a couple of months ago I could not resist the lure of Delhi, her monuments and the architecture there and on the spur of the moment decided to spend a quick evening strolling around Qutub Minar in Delhi. I did not have much time in hand, and utilized the entire evening roaming through the premises of Qutub Minar in the enclosure, without attempting to know much of the history behind it or intricacies of the monument. But visiting the territory anywhere near the great monument and not being voluntarily instructed and informed by the locals or the guides is fairly impossible.
The massive imposing pillar of the Qutub Minar still has its impression as strong as when I first saw it. Reluctantly though, I soon got to know the facts: In 1199, Qutub-ud-Din created the Qutub Minar either as a victory pillar or as a minaret to the adjacent mosque of Quwwatu’l-Islam Masjid. Eventually completed by Iltutmish, it tapers from a base of diameter 14.32meters to 2.75meters at a height of 72.5meters.
My trip mostly inspired by my short glance at the Qutub Minar images in Pictures India site back home, turned out to a rather fulfilling one.
My trip mostly inspired by my short glance at the Qutub Minar images in Pictures India site back home, turned out to a rather fulfilling one.
