Image for Qutub Minar Delhi India

By Sumita Roy from Delhi on Jan 17, 2008



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The word 'Qutab Minar' means 'axis minaret'. The tower has five storeys, each marked by a projecting balcony.The tower was built in three stages. Qutab-ud-Din completed the first storey, whereas the second, third and the fourth were completed by his successor and son-in-law, Illtutmish in 1230. The minar was struck by lightening in AD 1368 and the fallen top storey was replaced by two stories, the fourth and the fifth in 1370 AD by Feroz Shah Tughlaq.Qutub Minar, at 72.5 meters or 238 ft is the tallest brick & sandstone tower in the world.