Qutub Minar

Passing an old tomb on the way from the airport to Qutub Minar	Road Sign - turn left here for Qutub Minar	Booking Office - Qutub Minar (10 rupees for Indians, 250 for everyone else)	Map of the Qutub Minar Complex
Qutub Minar - the tallest brick minaret in India	The gateway at Qutub Minar	Gateway at Qutub Minar	Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
Qutb Minar - 72.5m (237ft)	Delhi's Qutub Minar Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site	Qutb Minar was built to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori over the Rajputs in 1192	The Qutb Minar was inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan
Qutb Minar marks the beginning of Islamic rule in northern India	Qutub Minar was built on the site of Lal Kot, the red citadel of the city of Dhillika, capital of the last Hindu rulers of Delhi	Alai Minar was planned by the Sultan Alauddin Khilji (r 1296-1316) to be twice as high as the Qutb Minar	The Qutb Minar is surrounded by ruins
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, west side	Entrance to the Tomb of Iltutmish	Small green parrots at the Qutub Minar complex	Green Parrot, Delhi
Green Parrot on an Islamic inscription	Entrance to the Tomb of Iltutmish	Tomb of Iltutmish, the Second Sultan of Delhi (r. 1211-1236)	Tomb of Iltutmish was once covered by a dome
Ornate carvings on the Tomb of Iltutmish	Dennis touring with the Lonely Planet North India	Dennis at the Qutub Minar Complex	Inscriptions on the Tomb of Iltutmish
Dennis with the Qutb Minar	Qutb Minar and the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque	Part of the Qutb Minar through an arch of the mosque	Construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque started in 1193 AD
Qutb Minar and the the ruins of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque	Qutub Minar has a diameter of 14.3m at the base and 2.7m at the top	Dennis, Qutub Minar Complex	Part of the former madrasa at Qutub Minar with that looks like a modern dome
Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji in the southwest corner of the Qutb Minar Complex	Gate leading to the Quadrangle of the Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji	Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji	Qutub Minar Complex - Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji
Quwwat ul-Islam (Might of Islam) Mosque, the original Great Mosque of Delhi	Carved pillars of the cloister columns, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Alai Darwaza Gate south of the mosque	Ruins on the edge of the Qutub Minar Complex
Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, established in 1193 AD	The Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque was built with the looted remains of 27 destroyed Hindu and Jain Temples	The Cloister, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Qutb Minar through an arch of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque
A woman rests by the cloister, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Detail of stone carvings at Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Intricately carved mihrab of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, 1196 AD	The mihrab screen indicates the direction of Mecca
The pillared cloister was added to the mosque 1210-1220 AD	Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque - South Cloister	The columns used in the cloisters were taken from Hindu and Jain temples	The stone construction of the Cloister roof, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque
Stone screen, Qutb Minar Complex	The base of Qutb Minar - 14.3m in diameter	Mid section with one of the balconies, Qutb Minar	Standing at the base of the Qutub Minar
Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutub Minar	Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutub Minar	Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutb Minar	Qutub Minar has 379 steps to reach the top, but is not open to the public
Cloister - Qutub Minar Complex	Cloister - Qutub Minar Complex	Arch Detail - entrance to Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Ceiling Detail - entrance to Qutub Minar Complex
Cloister - Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Qutb Minar from the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque (SE Corner)	Tomb in the northeast corner of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	The Iron Pillar of Delhi with the Qutb Minar
Inscription dating the Iron Pillar to the reign of Chandra, 375-413 AD	English translation of the inscription on the Iron Pillar of Delhi	Stone calligraphy and decoration, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Tomb of Iltutmish through an opening in the west side of the mosque
Cloister - south side of the main courtyard, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Qutub Minar and the Iron Pillar - Courtyard of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Courtyard of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Great arch, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque
Dennis, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque	Exiting through the Alai Darwaza Gate	Star of David - Alai Darwaza Gate detail	Interior dome of the Alai Darwaza Gate
Tomb of Imam Zamin	Tomb of Imam Zamin	Alai Darwaza Gate, the southern gate to the Qutub Minar Complex	Alai Darwaza Gate and the Tomb of Imam Zamin
Southeastern side of the Qutub Minar Complex	Alai Darwaza Gate	Alai Darwaza Gate	Alai Darwaza Gate
Tomb of Imam Zamin	Tomb of Imam Zamin, a 15th C. Sufi Saint	قطب مینار	The Eastern Cloister Qutub Minar Complex