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Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar is a very high tower situated atop the Lalkot monument, it is one of the most famous places in Delhi. Qutubuddin Aibak started the construction of Qutub Minar in 1199 and his son-in-law and successor Shamshuddin Iltutmish completed it in 1368.
The building was named after Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.
It is believed that the Qutub Minar was used as the tower of the nearby mosque and the Ajan was offered from here.
Quranic verses are written on this building made of red and light yellow stone.
Originally, Qutub Minar was of seven floors but now it has remained of five floors.
The Qutub Minar has a total height of 72.5 meters and has 379 stairs. It has also been repaired from time to time.
The emperors who got it repaired on its walls are mentioned.
There are many more buildings in Qutub Minar complex. India's first Kuwait-ul-Islam-mosque, Alai Darwaza and Iltutmish's tomb are also built here.
There is also a fourth-century iron pillar near the mosque which attracts a lot of tourists.
Five floors of this building, three floors are made of red stone and two floors are made of marble and red stone. Having a balcony in front of each floor appears well.
According to the Devanagari language inscription in the tower, the tower was damaged in 1326 and it was repaired by Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Later in 1368, Ferozeshah Tughlaq removed its upper storey and added two floors to it. Near it are the mausoleums of Adham Khan, son of Sultan Iltutmish, Alauddin Khilji, Balban and Akbar's foster mother.
