Question
Write a short note on Qutub Minar.

Answer

Qutub Minar is a $72.5\ m$ tall minaret made out of red stone and marble near Delhi.
  • The circumference is $13.75\ m$ at its base and it is reduced to $2.75\ m$ at its top.
  • Qutubuddin Aibak started to build this grand building in the $12th$ century but he died in $1210\ AD.$
  • Later on, it was completed with some modifications by his son-in-law and successor Iltutmish.
  • It is the tallest stone minaret of India and was earlier used for Azaan.
  • Qutub means a pillar and it represents justice of God.

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