Qutab Minar 
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The Qutb Minar is a mammoth tower that was built between 1193 and 1369 to symbolise Islamic rule over Delhi and commemorate the victory by Qutab-ud-din over the city’s last Hindu kingdom. Standing 238ft (72m) tall, the tower is decorated with calligraphy representing verses from the Koran and tapers from a 50ft (15m) diameter at the base to just 8ft (2.5m) at the top. There are five distinct stories each encircled with a balcony, the first three are built of red sandstone, and the upper two are faced with white marble. At the foot of the minhar, stands Quwwat-ul-Islam, India’s oldest mosque, which is built largely from the remains of 27 Hindu and Jain temples that were destroyed by the new Muslim rulers of India.

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Qutab Minar - One of the monuments of Delhi
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Qutab-ud-din-Aibak had intended the Qutab Minar to stand as a symbol of his throne's might
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Qutab Minar was initially built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak
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The Qutab Minar is covered with intricate carvings and deeply inscribed verses from the Koran.
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Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque
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Qutab Minar, the 239ft sandstone tower is an Indo-Islamic architectural
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Every part is covered with intricate carvings.
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The Qutab Minar complex contains Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque
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Situated at Mehrauli, bacdonce the center of ancient Delhi, the Qutab Minar is one of the most remarkable towers in the world.
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