Qutub Minar became
the tallest brick minaret in the worldwide. It is seventy four meters
tall brick minaret located in Delhi, India. After the Fateh Burj in
Mohali, the Qutub Minar became the second tallest Minar in India. It
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is basically situated in
Mehraluli which belong to Delhi, India. Red Sandstone or marble
is used in the construction of this minar. Inside the Qutub Minar a
round circle staircase which has approximately three hundred seventy
nine steps lead to the top of Minar. From the Delhi Metro, Qutub Minar
is the shortest station.
The Qutb complex is also a part of Qutub Minar which has historical connection with the minar. These include the Tomb of Inam Zamin, Alai Minar, Quwwat ul Islam Mosque, Iron Pillar of Delhi, Alai Darwaza, etc. Some other monuments are such as the Cupola of Major Smith's and Sanderson's Sundial. The construction work of this minar was commissioned by Qutub ud Din Alibak, also the founder of Delhi Sultanate in 1199 AD. The minar was constructed on the ruins of Lal Kot. The name of this minar has been named after Qutbu I Din Aibak, was the emperor, who comissioned the construction and also extracted from Qutbudine Bakhtiar Kaki who was the well known sufi saint.
The Qutb complex is also a part of Qutub Minar which has historical connection with the minar. These include the Tomb of Inam Zamin, Alai Minar, Quwwat ul Islam Mosque, Iron Pillar of Delhi, Alai Darwaza, etc. Some other monuments are such as the Cupola of Major Smith's and Sanderson's Sundial. The construction work of this minar was commissioned by Qutub ud Din Alibak, also the founder of Delhi Sultanate in 1199 AD. The minar was constructed on the ruins of Lal Kot. The name of this minar has been named after Qutbu I Din Aibak, was the emperor, who comissioned the construction and also extracted from Qutbudine Bakhtiar Kaki who was the well known sufi saint.
Accident
in Qutub Minar
During the year of
1974, the Indian government was allowed access to the public to climb
to the top of Qutub minar through its narrow staircase. After a few
years, in 1981 on 4th December, forty five people were killed due to
an electricity failure and starcase dropped into darkness. Some
others were dead due to stampede after accident. The most of them
were children because at that time school children were allowed to
visit this historical monument on every Friday. After this, the
public access inside the Minar has been banned by the government of
India.
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