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Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is situated near the Qutub Minar in New Delhi. It is even in ruins. The work at original mosque began in 1193 A.D. and was completed in 1197 A.D. Subsequently additions were made to Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque by Iltutmish in 1230 A.D. and Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1315 A.D. but on account of the death of the latter the work ad to be left incomplete. The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque consists of an inner and outer courtyard. The inner courtyard is surmounted by an exquisite colonnade. Hindu influence is traceable in this building, for we can still see in the pillars the typical Hindu ornamentation, tasseled ropes and bells, tendrils and leaves of flowers and the cow and the calf. There is also a trace of human figurines, though these have been mutilated. The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is
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