Qutb complex

The Qutb complex ( sometimes also written Qutab or Qutub ) is a site in Mehrauli in the southern Indian capital, Delhi, where the ruins of the first - built after the Muslim conquest of the city - are Mosque of Delhi ( 1200 ). The entire complex has been classified by UNESCO in 1993 as a World Heritage Site.

History

The history of the site dates back to pre-Islamic times: Originally the site of the Rajput rulers Anang Pal as Lal Kot was founded in 1060 and is one of the oldest records in the history of the city of Delhi. But after the conquest of Delhi by the Ghurids general Qutb -ud -Din Aibak (r. 1192/3-1310 ) was this all - we are talking about 27 - to destroy Hindu and Jain temples in Delhi and surroundings - from the of human and animal figures largely cleaned columns ( spolia ) emerged in the following years, the Quwwat -ul -Islam Mosque. The Qutb also begun by Qutb -ud -Din Aibak in 1202 by Minar, however, shows a clearly Islamic form of language and is based on previous buildings in today's Afghanistan. The mosque was under his son and successor Iltutmish (r. 1211-1236 ) expanded, which was also buried in the complex and was a mausoleum together cenotaph. A further expansion of the mosque was carried out under the Sultan Ala ud- Din Khalji (r. 1297-1316 ), who is buried in a tomb over the donated by him Koran school ( madrasa ).

The last built within the Qutb complex building is the Imam Zamin small mausoleum, which was built around 1540, only a few meters east of the Alai Darwaza - gate construction.

Attractions

  • Quwwat -ul -Islam Mosque (ca. 1193-1316 )
  • Iron Pillar (4th / 5th centuries )
  • Qutb Minar (approx. 1202-1236 ) with later alterations of the upper floors
  • Iltutmish Mausoleum ( 1235-1240 )
  • Alai Darwaza (ca. 1306-1311 )
  • Alai Minar (ca. 1315/16 )
  • Imam Zamin Mausoleum ( 1540)

Pictures

Iltutmish 's Tomb

Alai Minar ( Qutub Minar in the background )

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