India Marvel - Qutub Minar | The Most Famous & Visited Historical Monument of Delhi - Qutb Minar

Indian Marvel - Qutub Minar Delhi | The Most Famous & Visited Historical Monument of Delhi | Qutb Minar Instagram :   / newway.journey   Website : www.njwindia.com Today we are visiting the most visited and famous Historical Monument of India and Delhi Qutub Minar which is also mentioned as Qutb Minar and Kutub Minar. It is the 12th Century Marvel of India. The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret that forms part of the Qutb complex, which lies at the site of Delhi’s oldest fortified city, Lal Kot. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India.It is one of the most visited tourist spots in the city, mostly built between 1199 and 1220 It can be compared to the 62-metre all-brick Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan, of c. 1190, which was constructed a decade or so before the probable start of the Delhi tower.The surfaces of both are elaborately decorated with inscriptions and geometric patterns. The Qutb Minar has a shaft that is fluted with "superb stalactite bracketing under the balconies" at the top of each stage.[n general, minarets were slow to be used in India and are often detached from the main mosque where they exist. #newwayjourney #qutubminar #qutbminar #historicalmonuments #qutubminardelhi