Engineering Facts Anout Qutub Minar

The height of Qutub Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks.

The height of Qutub Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks.

The tower tapers, and has a 14.3 metres (47 feet) base diameter

The whole tower contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps

The Qutub Minar consists of five stories of red and grey sandstone.

The Qutub Minar consists of five stories of red and grey sandstone.

 It was built between 1199 and 1220.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India.

 Qutub Minar is a symbol of the synthesis of traditional Islamic architecture and Southwestern Asian design.

 Qutub Minar is a symbol of the synthesis of traditional Islamic architecture and Southwestern Asian design.

Qutub Minar is seen as the "earliest and best example of a fusion or synthesis of Hindu-Muslim traditions".

Qutub Minar is seen as the "earliest and best example of a fusion or synthesis of Hindu-Muslim traditions".

It was constructed by Hindu laborers and craftsmen but overseen by Muslim architects.

It was constructed by Hindu laborers and craftsmen but overseen by Muslim architects.

Since the craftsmen were Hindu and unfamiliar with the Quran, the inscriptions are a compilation of disarranged Quranic texts and other Arabic expressions.

Since the craftsmen were Hindu and unfamiliar with the Quran, the inscriptions are a compilation of disarranged Quranic texts and other Arabic expressions.

The construction of the Qutb Minar was planned and financed by the Ghurids, who emigrated to India and brought Islam with them.

The construction of the Qutb Minar was planned and financed by the Ghurids, who emigrated to India and brought Islam with them.

Thanks For Reading!

Next: Engineering Facts about  Taj Mahal