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Qutb-Minar in red and buff standstone is the highest tower in India. The tall and ever attractive monument of Delhi which can be seen from most parts of the city is called the Qutab Minar.

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The Alai Darwaza is the main gateway from southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. It was built by the second Khilji Sultan of Delhi, Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 AD, who also added a court to the pillared to the eastern side.

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The Qutb complex, also spelled Qutab or Qutub, is an array of monuments and buildings at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. The best-known structure in the complex is the Qutb Minar, built to honor the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki .

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Tomb of Imam Muhammad Ali, or Imam Zamin, stand on a raised courtyard, next to the Alai Darwaza.

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Alauddin Khilji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque.

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Qutub Minar (English: The Qutub Tower; Urdu: قطب مینار‎), also known as Qutb Minar and Qutab Minar, is the tallest minaret in India, originally an ancient Islamic Monument, inscribed with Arabic inscriptions, though the iron pillar has some…

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The iron pillar also known as the Ashokan pillar of Delhi, India, is a 7 m (23 ft) high pillar in the Qutb complex, notable for the composition of the metals used in its construction.

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Alai Darwaza is located in the Qutub Complex of Delhi, India. The Alai Darwaza is the main gateway from southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque.

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About 100 meters south of Adham Khan's tomb in Mehrauli village, Gandhak-ki-Baoli is one of the largest step-wells or baolis in and around Mehrauli. It was built during the reign of Emperor Iltutmish, the founder of the Slave dynasty.

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Alauddin Khilji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque.

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The Alai Darwaza is the main gateway from southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. It was built by the second Khilji Sultan of Delhi, Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 AD, who also added a court to the pillared to the eastern side.

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An ancient baoli or step well in Delhi! Seen here is a Mughal era tomb in dilapidated state even though it is a monument that is supposed to be protected by Archeological Survey of India.

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The Wazirpur Group of Monuments is a monument complex in a very little park with a total of eight structures. A pleasant surprise hidden away in Sector 5 of R.K.Puram, Delhi.

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About 100 meters south of Adham Khan's tomb in Mehrauli village, Gandhak-ki-Baoli is one of the largest step-wells or baolis in and around Mehrauli. It was built during the reign of Emperor Iltutmish, the founder of the Slave dynasty.

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The Wazirpur Group of Monuments is a monument complex in a very little park with a total of eight structures. There are two wall mosques, five tombs, set in a row and a baoli, or step-well.

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An ancient baoli or step well in Delhi! Seen here is a Mughal era tomb in dilapidated state even though it is a monument that is supposed to be protected by Archeological Survey of India.

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Baolis or step-wells are a simple yet ingenious systems of building wells below the ground level, with a series of steps for people to walk down and fetch water.

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Baolis or step-wells are simple yet ingenious systems of building wells below the ground level, with a series of steps for people to walk down and fetch water.

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The Wazirpur Group of Monuments is a monument complex in a very little park with a total of eight structures. There are two wall mosques, five tombs, set in a row and a baoli, or step-well.

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Baolis or step-wells are simple yet ingenious systems of building wells below the ground level, with a series of steps for people to walk down and fetch water.

fort · architecture

Baolis or step-wells are simple yet ingenious systems of building wells below the ground level, with a series of steps for people to walk down and fetch water.

fort · architecture

Baolis or step-wells are simple yet ingenious systems of building wells below the ground level, with a series of steps for people to walk down and fetch water.

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The Wazirpur Group of Monuments is a monument complex in a very little park with a total of eight structures. There are two wall mosques, five tombs, set in a row and a baoli, or step-well.