The landmark of conquest

Qutub Minar, Delhi

In glimmer of Sun, the array of derelict and roofless structures in the premises of Qutub Minar, Delhi took us to a voyage of history. The voyage that emphasizing on the love for art, took us thousand years back to experience how a new form of art was born with Muslim invasion in India. The tallest stone tower on earth, Qutub Minar emerged unstintingly upright with its ever spectacular semblance and immediately hypnotised us with its discriminating beauty. The architectural legacy on red sandstone, embellished with Arabic inscriptions appeared like splendid piece of art.

The frieze from the Arabic texts

The premise of decrepit roofless structures, with the thousand years old upstanding and spectacular minaret was like a reminder of medieval History of India. The assortments of decrepit structures survived through centuries are the witness of important phase of Indian history. It has witnessed beginning of a new era of art and architecture with political conquest, which evolved and attained the height of excellence.

embellished body of Qutub Minar, Delhi

It is among the top rated and most visited tourist destination and one of the top Indian monuments recognised worldwide. The impressive architecture with 238ft. height is considered as a landmark of the beginning of Muslim rule in India. Qutub Minar, Delhi. The UNESCO World heritage site was built 1192 by Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak and sultan`s successor and son-in-law, Iltutmis, completed it. In 1368 Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey. The development of architectural styles from Aibak to Tughlak is quite evident in the minaret.

array of colonnade in the Qutub Minar complex 

I was surprised to know that Qutub Minar is not the tallest or the oldest minaret on earth. But, the aura of history associated and impressions architectural development that is imprinted on this architecture is matchless.

Qutub Minar,Delhi

India has a history of numerous invasions, apart from mass killing which also had a tremendous impact on its pre-existing art and culture but, at the end nobody acclaimed immortality except their unique impressions of love for art.