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Surrounded with green. |
Looks like wall. |
Mosque. |
Entrance of the park. |
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Second minaret is called Alauminar, but construction was ended due to the
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Red minaret, Qutubminar. There are three spellings of Qutub, Qutb and Qutab. |
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Qutub Minar comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts,
separated by balconies. |
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Central plaza with Qutubminar, gate and cylindrical shafts. |
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At 72.5 meters, the Qutab Minar is the tallest brick and stone minaret
in the world. |
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It could take the usual role of a minaret, calling people for prayer in
the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. |
Iron Pillar for wish. |
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数世紀を隔てた遺跡ですが広く明るい雰囲気では時間を感じさせません。 |
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The minaret is made of fluted red sandstone covered with intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an. |
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どこから見ても廃墟ですが、何だか明るい廃墟です。これが遺跡なのでしょうか。 |
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Construction commenced in 1193 under the orders of India's first Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak and the topmost storey of the minaret was completed in 1386 by Firuz Shah Tughluq. |
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Seems to be ruins but there is no dark feeling in the provinces where illuminance
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Adjacent mosque. This is made of red sandstone, too. |
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Ceiling of red sandstone. |
All sides are openings. |
Contemporay mosque. |
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Inside decoration is comparatively simple. |
Surrounded by balcony. |
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Flanged red sandstone wall |
Walk through colonnaded arcade. |
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Arch entrance, scenery through pillars, carved dome and ceiling, flanged
shafts, all are impressive. |
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Superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, fluted red sandstone Qutubminar,
surrouded Islamic architecture. |
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Green plants are in the complex. |