Qutb Minar

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historical monument minaret

Qutb Minar is a towering 12th-century minaret in Delhi renowned as one of India’s most iconic examples of early Indo-Islamic architecture.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Qutb Minar canonical 9
Qutub Minar 6
Qutub Minar complex 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
minaret ⓘ
architecturalStyle Afghan architecture ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
builtBy Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ
surface form: Qutb-ud-din Aibak
completedBy Iltutmish ⓘ
constructionEnd 13th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1192 ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo victory tower commemorating Muslim rule in Delhi ⓘ
function minaret for call to prayer (historical) ⓘ
victory tower ⓘ
hasDamageHistory damaged by earthquakes ⓘ
hasFeature Arabic inscriptions ⓘ
Quranic verses carved on surface ⓘ
alternating angular and rounded flutings ⓘ
decorative bands of calligraphy ⓘ
fluted shafts ⓘ
muqarnas corbels ⓘ
projecting balconies ⓘ
tapering cylindrical shaft ⓘ
hasRestoration repaired after earthquakes ⓘ
height 72.5 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation ASI protected monument ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Nagari ⓘ
locatedIn National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone IST ⓘ
location Delhi ⓘ
Mehrauli ⓘ
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed buff sandstone ⓘ
marble ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ
namedAfter Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ
surface form: Qutb-ud-din Aibak
near Alai Darwaza ⓘ
Alai Minar ⓘ
Iron Pillar of Delhi ⓘ
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque ⓘ
numberOfStoreys 5 ⓘ
partOf Qutb complex ⓘ
renovatedBy Firoz Shah Tughlaq ⓘ
significance iconic example of early Indo-Islamic architecture in India ⓘ
one of the tallest brick minarets in the world ⓘ
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Delhi ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 233 ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Qutb Minar ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
National Capital Territory of Delhi → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar complex
Delhi → famousMonument → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar
Indo-Islamic architecture → notableExample → Qutb Minar ⓘ
Qutb al-Din Aibak → commissioned → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar
World Heritage Sites in Delhi → hasMember → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar and its Monuments
Yellow Line → hasStation → Qutb Minar ⓘ
subject surface form: Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)
this entity surface form: Qutab Minar
South Delhi → containsLandmark → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar
Islamic Civilization Park → hasReplicaOf → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar
Delhi region → containsLandmarks → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar complex
Mehrauli → contains → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutb Minar complex
Mehrauli → contains → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar
Qutb complex → contains → Qutb Minar ⓘ
Iron Pillar of Delhi → nearbyMonument → Qutb Minar ⓘ
Alai Minar → partOf → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutb Minar and its Monuments
Alai Minar → nearbyMonument → Qutb Minar ⓘ
Alai Darwaza → near → Qutb Minar ⓘ
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque → nearbyStructure → Qutb Minar ⓘ
Golden Triangle tourist circuit → includesCityAttraction → Qutb Minar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Qutub Minar
Tomb of Iltutmish, Qutb complex, Delhi → nearbyMonument → Qutb Minar ⓘ
subject surface form: Tomb of Iltutmish
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi → nearbyStructure → Qutb Minar ⓘ
subject surface form: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque