On 5th day in Delhi with me, @travelwithneel...

On 5th day in Delhi with me, @travelwithneel move a little further back in time in 13th century and take a stop at this tall minaret, the Qutub Minar, a UNESCO world heritage site. Qutub Minar was built as a victory tower by Qutub ud-din Aibak of Mamluk dynasty. The tower sits on the grounds of erstwhile Qila Rai Pithora or Lal Kot. While Aibak is attributed with the construction of the tower, what we see today has been work of sultans who had come after. Iltutmish and Firoz Shah Tughlaq had over time added the top floors to it. Very close to the Qutub lies incomplete Alai Minar which was to be made to a height double of the one standing tall. Unfortunately, that never came to pass and Khilji lost Delhi to Tughlaq. #Travel #delhi #qutub #qutubminar #history #india #dilli #travelstagram #instatravel #travelgram #instaindia #indiagram #travelIndia #indiatravel #travelphotography #travelphoto #incredibleindia #indianhistory #historytales #dilliwale #sodelhi #coloursofindia #indiahistory #natgeoindia #historychannel #natgeoyourshot #lonelyplanetindia #lppathfinders #heritage #unescoworldheritage

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