Qutub Minar

This is Qutub Minar, a 73m high tower of victory, built immediately after the fall of Delhi's last Hindu ruler in 1193.
It was built as a commemoration of a great victory; Muhammad Ghori (founder of Muslim rule in India) had triumphed over the Rajput dynasty in bringing Islamic rule to India.
His general, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, became the first Islamic ruler of north India, and the construction of the first Islamic building, the Qutub Minar, began, but it was not completed during his lifetime.
It took 28 years to finish the construction of Qutub Minar. Qutub-ud-din Aibak could only complete the basement; later, his successor, Iltutmush, added three more storeys, and Firoz Shah Tughlak built the fifth and final storey in 1368. The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth storeys are of marble and sandstone. The development of architectural styles from Aibak to Tughlak is quite evident in the minar. The relief work and even the materials used for construction differ.
At the foot of the tower is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, the first mosque to be built in India. The construction of the Qutub Minar was started in 1193 and the mosque was completed in 1197.
Iltutmush in 1230 and Alla-ud-din Khilji in 1315 made additions to the building.
Restoration works were also carried out in the 12th century, 14th century, and 19th century due to natural disasters, so the different architectural styles from the time of Aibak to Tughlak are clearly visible in the Qutub Minar today.
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