Amazon Quiz: Identify the monument from this picture.
A: Leaning tower of Pisa
B: Qutb Minar
C: Gateway of India
D: Arc de Triomphe
Answer: Qutb Minar
The Qutub Minar is a minaret and “victory tower”
that forms part of the Qutb complex. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the
Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India. It is one of the most visited tourist spots in the
city due to it being one of the earliest that survives in the Indian
subcontinent.
It can be compared to the 62-meter all-brick Minaret of Jam
in Afghanistan, which was constructed a decade or so before the probable start
of the Delhi tower. The surfaces of both are elaborately decorated with
inscriptions and geometric patterns. The Qutb Minar has a shaft that is fluted
with “superb stalactite bracketing under the balconies” at the top of
each stage. In general, minarets were slow to be used in India and are often
detached from the main mosque where they exist.
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