![Passing an old tomb on the way from the airport to Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394638.ZG8SIOVP.ParoDelhiOct09168.jpg) Passing an old tomb on the way from the airport to Qutub Minar |
![Road Sign - turn left here for Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394639.SlbOAKxu.ParoDelhiOct09169.jpg) Road Sign - turn left here for Qutub Minar |
![Booking Office - Qutub Minar (10 rupees for Indians, 250 for everyone else)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394640.kqnWGICE.ParoDelhiOct09173.jpg) Booking Office - Qutub Minar (10 rupees for Indians, 250 for everyone else) |
![Map of the Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o3/93/329493/1/145957057.bJpV6Zul.QutubMinarMap.jpg) Map of the Qutub Minar Complex |
![Qutub Minar - the tallest brick minaret in India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394642.nc8CtEWq.ParoDelhiOct09176.jpg) Qutub Minar - the tallest brick minaret in India |
![The gateway at Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394641.Dy98taKn.ParoDelhiOct09175.jpg) The gateway at Qutub Minar |
![Gateway at Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394643.pd3sXsdz.ParoDelhiOct09177.jpg) Gateway at Qutub Minar |
![Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394644.7Aj5YlwL.ParoDelhiOct09181.jpg) Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) |
![Qutb Minar - 72.5m (237ft)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394646.ePebbsXs.ParoDelhiOct09183.jpg) Qutb Minar - 72.5m (237ft) |
![Delhi's Qutub Minar Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394645.M530Cz9T.ParoDelhiOct09182.jpg) Delhi's Qutub Minar Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
![Qutb Minar was built to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori over the Rajputs in 1192](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394649.6kzERqik.ParoDelhiOct09188.jpg) Qutb Minar was built to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori over the Rajputs in 1192 |
![The Qutb Minar was inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394651.sgkRIWA3.ParoDelhiOct09189.jpg) The Qutb Minar was inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan |
![Qutb Minar marks the beginning of Islamic rule in northern India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394658.SUoLtgmQ.ParoDelhiOct09194.jpg) Qutb Minar marks the beginning of Islamic rule in northern India |
![Qutub Minar was built on the site of Lal Kot, the red citadel of the city of Dhillika, capital of the last Hindu rulers of Delhi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394647.pj8fgDXs.ParoDelhiOct09185.jpg) Qutub Minar was built on the site of Lal Kot, the red citadel of the city of Dhillika, capital of the last Hindu rulers of Delhi |
![Alai Minar was planned by the Sultan Alauddin Khilji (r 1296-1316) to be twice as high as the Qutb Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394648.2RATbtyC.ParoDelhiOct09187.jpg) Alai Minar was planned by the Sultan Alauddin Khilji (r 1296-1316) to be twice as high as the Qutb Minar |
![The Qutb Minar is surrounded by ruins](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394652.DegOgT9I.ParoDelhiOct09190.jpg) The Qutb Minar is surrounded by ruins |
![Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, west side](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394653.ZnOtgvUX.ParoDelhiOct09191.jpg) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, west side |
![Entrance to the Tomb of Iltutmish](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394654.jPJ3CojI.ParoDelhiOct09192.jpg) Entrance to the Tomb of Iltutmish |
![Small green parrots at the Qutub Minar complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394655.lJ3RcJu7.ParoDelhiOct09193.jpg) Small green parrots at the Qutub Minar complex |
![Green Parrot, Delhi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394656.iXpM83DP.ParoDelhiOct09193a.jpg) Green Parrot, Delhi |
![Green Parrot on an Islamic inscription](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394657.hI3O48NC.ParoDelhiOct09193b.jpg) Green Parrot on an Islamic inscription |
![Entrance to the Tomb of Iltutmish](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394661.uT3m64iE.ParoDelhiOct09197.jpg) Entrance to the Tomb of Iltutmish |
![Tomb of Iltutmish, the Second Sultan of Delhi (r. 1211-1236)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394664.WRVf1opd.ParoDelhiOct09200.jpg) Tomb of Iltutmish, the Second Sultan of Delhi (r. 1211-1236) |
![Tomb of Iltutmish was once covered by a dome](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394666.AgxYBj50.ParoDelhiOct09201.jpg) Tomb of Iltutmish was once covered by a dome |
![Ornate carvings on the Tomb of Iltutmish](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394667.ceTh3WDP.ParoDelhiOct09202.jpg) Ornate carvings on the Tomb of Iltutmish |
![Dennis touring with the Lonely Planet North India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394660.wbgp8HXb.ParoDelhiOct09195.jpg) Dennis touring with the Lonely Planet North India |
![Dennis at the Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394663.8mHgOCSG.ParoDelhiOct09199.jpg) Dennis at the Qutub Minar Complex |
![Inscriptions on the Tomb of Iltutmish](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394673.8NKn0eZv.ParoDelhiOct09206.jpg) Inscriptions on the Tomb of Iltutmish |
![Dennis with the Qutb Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394669.dqZNE3GN.ParoDelhiOct09204.jpg) Dennis with the Qutb Minar |
![Qutb Minar and the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394671.TlBzBmo6.ParoDelhiOct09205.jpg) Qutb Minar and the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque |
![Part of the Qutb Minar through an arch of the mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394675.3AtDadlF.ParoDelhiOct09208.jpg) Part of the Qutb Minar through an arch of the mosque |
![Construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque started in 1193 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394678.BVp3eDpR.ParoDelhiOct09209.jpg) Construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque started in 1193 AD |
![Qutb Minar and the the ruins of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394679.1v4wzszj.ParoDelhiOct09210.jpg) Qutb Minar and the the ruins of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque |
![Qutub Minar has a diameter of 14.3m at the base and 2.7m at the top](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394680.s0CaW2NC.ParoDelhiOct09211.jpg) Qutub Minar has a diameter of 14.3m at the base and 2.7m at the top |
![Dennis, Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394681.vDf8hFS0.ParoDelhiOct09212.jpg) Dennis, Qutub Minar Complex |
![Part of the former madrasa at Qutub Minar with that looks like a modern dome](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394683.YbWatTt7.ParoDelhiOct09213.jpg) Part of the former madrasa at Qutub Minar with that looks like a modern dome |
![Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji in the southwest corner of the Qutb Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394687.YtClwkTw.ParoDelhiOct09218.jpg) Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji in the southwest corner of the Qutb Minar Complex |
![Gate leading to the Quadrangle of the Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394684.VnHbrrag.ParoDelhiOct09216.jpg) Gate leading to the Quadrangle of the Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji |
![Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394686.BetNDftq.ParoDelhiOct09217.jpg) Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji |
![Qutub Minar Complex - Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394689.5OYnkIAy.ParoDelhiOct09219.jpg) Qutub Minar Complex - Madrasa of Alauddin Khalji |
![Quwwat ul-Islam (Might of Islam) Mosque, the original Great Mosque of Delhi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394691.Q1QPxi9J.ParoDelhiOct09222.jpg) Quwwat ul-Islam (Might of Islam) Mosque, the original Great Mosque of Delhi |
![Carved pillars of the cloister columns, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394693.6pO1vsAf.ParoDelhiOct09225.jpg) Carved pillars of the cloister columns, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Alai Darwaza Gate south of the mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394695.iHjfAOU5.ParoDelhiOct09226.jpg) Alai Darwaza Gate south of the mosque |
![Ruins on the edge of the Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394719.pRAT5KCw.ParoDelhiOct09246.jpg) Ruins on the edge of the Qutub Minar Complex |
![Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, established in 1193 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394697.q0bnHvxz.ParoDelhiOct09227.jpg) Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, established in 1193 AD |
![The Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque was built with the looted remains of 27 destroyed Hindu and Jain Temples](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394700.VX1oEZpQ.ParoDelhiOct09228.jpg) The Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque was built with the looted remains of 27 destroyed Hindu and Jain Temples |
![The Cloister, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394703.53ea9HXT.ParoDelhiOct09230.jpg) The Cloister, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Qutb Minar through an arch of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394707.qj64Wo0I.ParoDelhiOct09235.jpg) Qutb Minar through an arch of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![A woman rests by the cloister, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394709.Z11CHWYY.ParoDelhiOct09237.jpg) A woman rests by the cloister, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Detail of stone carvings at Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394711.ETOtR7Za.ParoDelhiOct09241.jpg) Detail of stone carvings at Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Intricately carved mihrab of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, 1196 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394714.1bm7ITQw.ParoDelhiOct09242.jpg) Intricately carved mihrab of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, 1196 AD |
![The mihrab screen indicates the direction of Mecca](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394715.CefG9hKt.ParoDelhiOct09243.jpg) The mihrab screen indicates the direction of Mecca |
![The pillared cloister was added to the mosque 1210-1220 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394720.woeoFn5l.ParoDelhiOct09247.jpg) The pillared cloister was added to the mosque 1210-1220 AD |
![Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque - South Cloister](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394722.R224Td0M.ParoDelhiOct09249.jpg) Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque - South Cloister |
![The columns used in the cloisters were taken from Hindu and Jain temples](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394724.G2CqzLVF.ParoDelhiOct09250.jpg) The columns used in the cloisters were taken from Hindu and Jain temples |
![The stone construction of the Cloister roof, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394717.LGi8oR7m.ParoDelhiOct09245.jpg) The stone construction of the Cloister roof, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Stone screen, Qutb Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394732.p4bw5EeY.ParoDelhiOct09255.jpg) Stone screen, Qutb Minar Complex |
![The base of Qutb Minar - 14.3m in diameter](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394706.je3Bg7se.ParoDelhiOct09234.jpg) The base of Qutb Minar - 14.3m in diameter |
![Mid section with one of the balconies, Qutb Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394704.6cKHk2Jt.ParoDelhiOct09233.jpg) Mid section with one of the balconies, Qutb Minar |
![Standing at the base of the Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394728.3QlN3pFs.ParoDelhiOct09253.jpg) Standing at the base of the Qutub Minar |
![Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394726.cHofLHn0.ParoDelhiOct09252.jpg) Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutub Minar |
![Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutub Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394730.jFdjbKJO.ParoDelhiOct09254.jpg) Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutub Minar |
![Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutb Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394733.69WOTUdS.ParoDelhiOct09256.jpg) Detail of the inscriptions on the Qutb Minar |
![Qutub Minar has 379 steps to reach the top, but is not open to the public](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394735.njt3eDW7.ParoDelhiOct09258.jpg) Qutub Minar has 379 steps to reach the top, but is not open to the public |
![Cloister - Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394736.KPCVhvKN.ParoDelhiOct09260.jpg) Cloister - Qutub Minar Complex |
![Cloister - Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394739.RWLtKySM.ParoDelhiOct09263.jpg) Cloister - Qutub Minar Complex |
![Arch Detail - entrance to Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394738.09IpIAWp.ParoDelhiOct09262.jpg) Arch Detail - entrance to Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Ceiling Detail - entrance to Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394740.ZPm9woxP.ParoDelhiOct09265.jpg) Ceiling Detail - entrance to Qutub Minar Complex |
![Cloister - Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394741.2rTQxrfO.ParoDelhiOct09266.jpg) Cloister - Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Qutb Minar from the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque (SE Corner)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394742.2FAtnaW8.ParoDelhiOct09267.jpg) Qutb Minar from the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque (SE Corner) |
![Tomb in the northeast corner of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394743.4UB76JcS.ParoDelhiOct09268.jpg) Tomb in the northeast corner of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![The Iron Pillar of Delhi with the Qutb Minar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394745.QOcyI3xm.ParoDelhiOct09271.jpg) The Iron Pillar of Delhi with the Qutb Minar |
![Inscription dating the Iron Pillar to the reign of Chandra, 375-413 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394744.UHSruhpA.ParoDelhiOct09270.jpg) Inscription dating the Iron Pillar to the reign of Chandra, 375-413 AD |
![English translation of the inscription on the Iron Pillar of Delhi](https://a4.pbase.com/o3/93/329493/1/145957056.6skS8QtI.IronPillarTranslation.jpg) English translation of the inscription on the Iron Pillar of Delhi |
![Stone calligraphy and decoration, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394746.tCQhfaz6.ParoDelhiOct09272.jpg) Stone calligraphy and decoration, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Tomb of Iltutmish through an opening in the west side of the mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394747.TngAgfFU.ParoDelhiOct09273.jpg) Tomb of Iltutmish through an opening in the west side of the mosque |
![Cloister - south side of the main courtyard, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394749.Q6KNcR65.ParoDelhiOct09278.jpg) Cloister - south side of the main courtyard, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Qutub Minar and the Iron Pillar - Courtyard of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394748.jNpaAOrk.ParoDelhiOct09274.jpg) Qutub Minar and the Iron Pillar - Courtyard of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Courtyard of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394750.YyvZuxjd.ParoDelhiOct09279.jpg) Courtyard of the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Great arch, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394751.wNnp9VIO.ParoDelhiOct09280.jpg) Great arch, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Dennis, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394752.WiIZJSGU.ParoDelhiOct09281.jpg) Dennis, Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque |
![Exiting through the Alai Darwaza Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394754.9ssxICGk.ParoDelhiOct09282.jpg) Exiting through the Alai Darwaza Gate |
![Star of David - Alai Darwaza Gate detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394755.OsDdbjXh.ParoDelhiOct09283.jpg) Star of David - Alai Darwaza Gate detail |
![Interior dome of the Alai Darwaza Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394756.ayw0gXhc.ParoDelhiOct09284.jpg) Interior dome of the Alai Darwaza Gate |
![Tomb of Imam Zamin](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394757.jFRd0jhd.ParoDelhiOct09285.jpg) Tomb of Imam Zamin |
![Tomb of Imam Zamin](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394758.quey20VH.ParoDelhiOct09286.jpg) Tomb of Imam Zamin |
![Alai Darwaza Gate, the southern gate to the Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394759.6UKzE02s.ParoDelhiOct09288.jpg) Alai Darwaza Gate, the southern gate to the Qutub Minar Complex |
![Alai Darwaza Gate and the Tomb of Imam Zamin](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394760.ReqOHU3l.ParoDelhiOct09289.jpg) Alai Darwaza Gate and the Tomb of Imam Zamin |
![Southeastern side of the Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394761.zhFTpfPS.ParoDelhiOct09292.jpg) Southeastern side of the Qutub Minar Complex |
![Alai Darwaza Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394762.0uxa4ZUE.ParoDelhiOct09293.jpg) Alai Darwaza Gate |
![Alai Darwaza Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394763.TaZA10Kh.ParoDelhiOct09294.jpg) Alai Darwaza Gate |
![Alai Darwaza Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394766.TPyCVBf2.ParoDelhiOct09299.jpg) Alai Darwaza Gate |
![Tomb of Imam Zamin](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394764.GRrIWE0f.ParoDelhiOct09297.jpg) Tomb of Imam Zamin |
![Tomb of Imam Zamin, a 15th C. Sufi Saint](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394765.k6iwJvA2.ParoDelhiOct09298.jpg) Tomb of Imam Zamin, a 15th C. Sufi Saint |
![قطب مینار](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394767.lGChje2k.ParoDelhiOct09300.jpg) قطب مینار |
![The Eastern Cloister Qutub Minar Complex](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/121394768.SEXCU3CY.ParoDelhiOct09301.jpg) The Eastern Cloister Qutub Minar Complex |