The Qutb Minar, also spelled as Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and victory tower that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India. The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. The tower tapers, and has a 14.3 metres (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the top of the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps.Its closest comparator is the 62-metre all-brick Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan, of c.1190, a decade or so before the probable start of the Delhi tower. The surfaces of both are elaborately decorated with inscriptions and geometric patterns; in Delhi the shaft is fluted with superb stalactite bracketing under the balconies at the top of each stage. In general minarets were slow to be used in India, and are often detached from the main mosque where they exist.

The Qutb Minar, also spelled as Qutab Minar or Qutub Minar, is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India.[2][3] Qutb Minar is a 73-metre (239.5 feet) tall tapering tower of five storeys, with a 14.3 metres (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the top of the peak.[4] It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps.[5][6]

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Historical place

कुतुब मीनार दिल्ली के महरौली क्षेत्र में यूनेस्को की विश्व धरोहर स्थल कुतुब परिसर में स्थित एक मीनार या विजय मीनार है। 72.5 मीटर (238 फीट) की ऊंचाई के साथ, कुतुब मीनार दिल्ली का दूसरा सबसे ऊंचा स्मारक है। इसका निर्माण 1192 में दिल्ली सल्तनत के संस्थापक कुतुब उद-दीन-ऐबक ने दिल्ली के अंतिम हिंदू शासक को हराने के बाद शुरू किया था। उन्होंने तहखाने का निर्माण किया, जिसके बाद निर्माण को उनके दामाद और उत्तराधिकारी इल्तुतमिश ने अपने कब्जे में ले लिया जिन्होंने तीन अतिरिक्त मंजिलों का निर्माण किया। चौथी और पांचवीं मंजिल का निर्माण फिरोज शाह तुगलकी ने करवाया था

Whatever the history, it is a very good place for photography in terms of architecture. It is about 12 kilometers from Delhi Airport and about 15 kilometers from New Delhi Railway Station. There is a very good parking facility in front of which the charge is only 10 rupees. It is near Mehrauli in Delhi, which was once the site of the famous astronomer Mihir. In fact, Qutub Minar was once an observatory and had temples of Lord Vishnu in its premises.An online fee of Rs 35 is charged for entering the campus. There is an online ticket facility to avoid long line which can be purchased by scanning the ticket.

Qutub Minar is the worlds tallest tower made of brick, located in Mehrauli part of South Delhi city in India. The height is 72.5 meters (237.86 ft) and the diameter is 14.3 meters, which goes up to 2.75 meters (9.02 ft) at the summit. It has 379 steps. [1] The courtyard built around the tower contains many outstanding specimens of Indian art, many of which date back to 1192 CE. The complex has been approved by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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