Thursday, April 30, 2015

Qutab Minar

The Qutab Minar is one of Delhi's three UNESCO sites. It is the second tallest minar in India, is almost 73 meters high, is made of red sandstone and marble, and was completed in the mid 1300's after over 100 years of construction.

the minar from mid-range. if you look closely you can compare the size of it to the bystanders

looking up at it. notice the different colors of stone

the Arabic inscriptions on the minar

other ruins of buildings located around the minar

the details carved into some of the columns of the nearby buildings

Qutab Minar selfie

the minar and I from a distance

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