By Aditya

A Visual tour to the ‘World’s tallest brick Minaret’…..Qutub Minar

21 Nov 2010

It was 11.00 a.m on a cool Sunday morning and i was trying not to get out of the bed on the only off day i had during the week. Soon, Adhiraaj woke up and we resumed our ‘What to do’ discussion from the previous night. It was almost a year and a half for both of us, living in Noida and apart from visiting Chandani Chowk ( Prantha Wali Gali), we didn’t go to any other place. So we decided on visiting Qutub Minar later that day and Humayun Tomb, Lotus Temple on the next weekend.

Qutub Complex

I logged on to the Internet and had a quick read about the history of Qutub Minar and the looked for the easiest way to reach and well, Metro has no competitor in that department. I took out my new camera for its 1st outdoor shoot and we boarded Metro from the Noida Sec 15 station. Sunday afternoon and like any other day it was crowded. We changed Metro at Rajiv Chowk to the one going to Huda City Center, Gurgaon and after about 45 mins got off on the Qutub Minar Metro Station.

As seen from Qutub Minar Metro Station

Qutub Minar is the world’s tallest brick minaret at 237 feet (approx) with the construction that began in the year 1199 by Qutbu’d-Din Aibak and was finished by his son-in-law Shamsu’d-Din Iltutmish (AD 1211-36).

Enjoy the tour….

Alai Minar and Qutub Minar

Qutub Complex

Tomb of Iltutmish

Qutub Complex

Qutub Minar

Inscriptions on the Minaret

Iron Pillar

Paranormic View – Qutub Complex

The End…..

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16 Comments

Mukesh Bhalse says:

February 17, 2011 at 2:10 pm

Aditya,
Very good post and beautiful pictures. Looking the pictures of the complex it seems that complex is ruining very fast. Government should take some action to preserve such important monuments.

Thanks.

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:25 pm
  
  Thanks Mukesh :)
  
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Mahesh Semwal says:

February 17, 2011 at 4:50 pm

Dear Aditya,

Last year I have been to Qutub Minar & near by places. Link of the detail post is given below :

https://www.ghumakkar.com/2010/01/27/spending-a-day-on-mehrauli-delhi-gurgaon-road

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:27 pm
  
  Dear Mahesh,
  
  I read your post before visiting to the Qutub Minar and it was really helpful. :)
  
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Nandan says:

February 17, 2011 at 5:52 pm

Good outing for a Sunday.

@ Mukesh – Its maintained pretty well. The ruins which you see have been there for a lot many years. Its not getting worse.

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:28 pm
  
  True Nandan… :) Winters is the best time to roam around the city…
  
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VJ SHARMA says:

February 17, 2011 at 7:18 pm

Lovely Pics Aditya !!!

Qutub is generally a good place to visit on weekends and now Metro has made it easy for bachelors like me :)

Check out some of my Pics @ http://phototravelings.blogspot.com/2008/08/qutub-minar-delhi-india.html , which were clicked two years back !

+ VJ

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:29 pm
  
  Thanks VJ :)
  
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ashok sharma says:

February 17, 2011 at 7:36 pm

class photos,
keep it up

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:30 pm
  
  Thanks Ashok :)
  
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Vibha says:

February 17, 2011 at 9:54 pm

Amazing pictures and post!

I agree with Nandan. Qutub Minar and the complex are very well preserved.

-Vibha

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:31 pm
  
  Thanks Vibha :)
  
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Deependra Solanky says:

February 20, 2011 at 11:04 am

You have captured Qutub Minar from all angles. Although living in Delhi since many years I could not get a chance to visit the place, but now after seeing your snaps I have to visit soon.

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- Aditya says:
  
  February 21, 2011 at 12:34 pm
  
  Thanks Deependra :) Its a place which has a lot of History associated that one can feel while admiring the monument.
  
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Gita AM says:

February 26, 2011 at 8:21 pm

Superb pics especially the “Inscriptions”.

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- Aditya says:
  
  March 1, 2011 at 9:47 am
  
  Thanks Gita… :)
  
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