Images of India - Qutb Minar

Images of India - Qutb Minar

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Qutb Minar was built in the early 13th century. Its main feature is a tower (a minar) which is about 73m tall, tapering from 2.75m in diameter at its peak to 14.32m at its base. Surrounding the tower are the ruins of two mosques, funerary buildings and several tombs.

	Fading sunlight shining on one of the ruins.
	Detail of some of the stone work.
	An intricately carved arch, with Qutb Minar shown at the top.
	Sunset over the ruins.
	Qutb Minar and the moon.
	Sowmya next to more exquisite stone carvings.
	More ruins.
	Carved stone pillars in one of the mosques..
	Another nice sunset shot.
	A well with the start of another minar in the background. Had it been completed, it would have dwarfed the original Qutb Minar.
	A nice shot of the full tower.