September 7, 2008
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| Qutub Minar (on the right) among the ruins. |
In and around the famous Qutub Minar are some ruins, tombs and an unfinished minar, all of which deserve to be seen. Called the Qutub Complex, this area is considered a World Heritage Site and has many stories to tell: of Islamic conquest, of architecture, of demolished Jain temples and tombs of prominent figures.
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| Tomb of Alauddin Khilji in the Qutub Complex |
Alauddin Khilji had planned to build a Minar taller than the tall Qutub Minar but met with death before the completion. As such the Alai Minar remains incomplete. Nevertheless, it is a sight to see.
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True Divya, the whole complex has lot to explore, but its always the Minar which gains significance..
Gosh Meghana, You actually hunted down this old post? 🙂
See, I told you the pics were so-so. 🙂
That's right, before I visited, I didn't know about these ruins which turned out to be like 'treasure.
I found it quiet interesting ,Thank you for posting the great content…I was looking for something like this…, hopefully you will keep posting such blogs
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