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   Qutub Minar Description :                                                                                     

   Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced the construction 
   of the Qutub Minar in A.D. 1193, but could only complete its basement. His 
   successor, Iltutmush, added three more stories, and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tuglak 
   constructed the fifth and the last storey. The development of architectural styles from 
   Aibak to Tuglak are quate evident in the minar. The relief work and even the 
   materials used for construction differ. The 238 feet high Qutub Minar is 47 feet at 
   the base and tapers to 9 feet at the apex.  Even in its ruin, the QUWWAT-UL-ISLAM 
   (Light of Islam) MOSQUE in the Qutub complex is one of the most magnificent in 
   the world.

  The main mosque comprises an inner and outer courtyard, of which the inner 
  one is surrounded by an exquisite colonnade, the pillars of which the inner one 
  is surrounded by an exquisite colonnade, the pillars of which are made of richly 
  decorated shafts. Most of these shafts are from the 27 Hindus temples which 
  were plundered to construct the mosque. Close to the mosque is one of Delhi's 
  most curious structures the Iron Pillar. Dating back to 4th century A.D., the pillar
   bears an inscription which states that it was erected as a flagstaff in honour of the 
   Hindu god, Vishnu, and in the memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta II (375-413). 
   How the pillar moved to its present location remains a mystery. The pillar also 
   highlights ancient India's achievements in metallurgy. The pillar is made of 98 
   per cent wrought iron and has stood 1,600 years without rusting or decomposing. 

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