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Qutab Minar

South of Old + New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Qutab Minar Reviews

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Delhi's Iconic Tower

  • 5 out of 5 stars by koshkha from Northampton, United Kingdom
  • November 7, 2025
Delhi's Iconic Tower
Quote: Delhi is a city of spectacular buildings but if one single building could be considered the city's icon, it would probably be the Qutab Minar tower. Others may disagree with me, citing the Lotus Temple or the Red Fort as contenders for that crown... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal India 2010 Part 2 - Delhi to Dehradun

Ancient Minaret

  • 3 out of 5 stars by akakd from , Arizona
  • July 26, 2025
Ancient Minaret
Quote: Qutab Minar in Southern Delhi boasts the tallest brick minaret in the world. Though the minaret is the focal point, many other interesting buildings and ruins are on site.

From journal Intense India

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12th-13th Century: The Qutub Archaeological Site

  • 5 out of 5 stars by phileasfogg from New Delhi, India
  • December 30, 2025
12th-13th Century: The Qutub Archaeological Site
Quote: A World Heritage site, the Qutub Minar and its surrounding monuments are among Delhi’s top historic sights. Although the tapering axial tower of the Qutub Minar is the most famous monument, there’s more to see. Begin at the forlorn rubble of the... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Historic Delhi Part 4: Emblems of Might

Qutb Minar Part II

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Koentje3000 from Hamme, Belgium
  • October 26, 2025
Qutb Minar Part II
Quote: (continued from part I)Qutb Minar is the minaret, from where the muezzin called the people to prayers, of the accompanying Might of Islam Mosque or Masjid Quwwat-ul-Islam. The mosque was built by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak and expanded by his successor and... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi: The Good, the Bad or the Ugly?

Qutb Minar Part I

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Koentje3000 from Hamme, Belgium
  • October 26, 2025
Qutb Minar Part I
Quote: The tallest brick minaret in the world is probably Delhi's most famous sight. The Qutb Minar and its adjacent Muslim buildings are inscribed on the world heritage list of UNESCO, the only one in Delhi apart from the wonderful Tomb of Humayun. The... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi: The Good, the Bad or the Ugly?

Qutab Minar

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Vaidya from Mumbai, India
  • July 20, 2025
Quote: Qutab Minar was visible from the balcony of the South Delhi house of our hosts. It was quite crowded early in the morning when we reached there. We could not help notice that the Qutab Minar area has now become clean and green, quite unlike the... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi in the new light

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Qutab Minar

  • 5 out of 5 stars by JenLara from New York City, New York
  • October 23, 2025
Qutab Minar
Quote: Our Delhi co-workers brought us to visit Qutab Minar (there seem to be many different accepted spellings of this place!) one afternoon as a break from all the training we were doing. It was worth the short trip from our offices -- but it's about a... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi, India: Exotic, Colorful, Fascinating & HOT!

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Qutab Minar 3

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Amanda from London, United Kingdom
  • October 17, 2025
Qutab Minar 3
Quote: (cont. from section 2) Behind the mosque are cool, arched buildings, the equivalent of cloisters in a European cathedral, which are delicately carved in the stone-work tradition which is both beautiful in itself, and an ancestor of the Taj Mahal in... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi - exciting, vivid, and hot!

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Qutab Minar 2

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Amanda from London, United Kingdom
  • October 17, 2025
Qutab Minar 2
Quote: (cont. from section 1) As you walk towards the main buildings, you pass an audience hall. Designed for the summer, it has a stone floor, pillars, and roof (not all of which is still on, but a fair percentage survives) and no walls. The design meant... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi - exciting, vivid, and hot!

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Qutab Minar

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Amanda from London, United Kingdom
  • October 17, 2025
Qutab Minar
Quote: South of both Old and New Delhi, and not far from Tugluguabad, this is one of the most interesting sites in Delhi. A designated World Heritage site, this place is a complex of Muslim buildings, built, according to an inscription, from the ruins of... Read the full Qutab Minar review

From journal Delhi - exciting, vivid, and hot!