JariJemariku: 17 Hari Mengembara Ke Bumi India (Part 9 - New Delhi, Sightseeing 2- Qutub Minar)

Thursday 3 March 2016

17 Hari Mengembara Ke Bumi India (Part 9 - New Delhi, Sightseeing 2- Qutub Minar)

Destinasi sightseeing seterusnya ialah ke Qutub Minar
...monumen atau bangunan yang terdapat ukiran calligraphy.

The Qutb complex, also spelled Qutab or Qutub, is an array of monuments and buildings at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. The best-known structure in the complex is the Qutb Minar, built to honor the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.

Qutub Minar, at 120 meters, is the tallest brick minarety in the world, and the second tallest minar in India after Fateh Burj at Mohali. Qutub Minar, along with the ancient and medieval monuments surrounding it, form the Qutb Complex, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tower is located in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India. Made of red sandstone and marble, Qutub Minar is a 73-meter (240 feet) tall tapering tower with a diameter measuring 14.32 meters (47 feet) at the base and 2.75 meters (9 feet) at the peak. Inside the tower, a circular staircase with 379 steps leads to the top. Qutub Minar station is the closest station on the Delhi Metro.

In 1200 CE, Qutub-ud-Din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate started construction of the Qutub Minar. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish added three storeys to the tower. In 1369, lightning struck the top storey, destroying it completely and Firoz Shah Tughlaq carried out restoration work replacing the damaged storey with two new storeys every year, made of red sandstone and white marble.

Qutb Minar is surrounded by several historically significant monuments, which are historically connected with the tower and are part of the Qutub Complex. These include the Iron Pillar of Delhi , Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Alai Darwaza, the Tomb of Iltutmish, Alai Minar, Ala-ud-din's Madrasa and Tomb, and the Tomb of Imam Zamin. Other minor monuments include Major Smith's Cupola and Sanderson's Sundial.
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Ok, akak rasa biarlah gambar yang berbicara ye...

oouuuuiiiihhhh.... Nampak tak banyaknya beza harga untuk local dan foreigner tu?

Ok, dah beli tiketnya...250 rupees.. jom ikut masuk..

Nak masuk sini kena scan bagai..

Sekian, tour kami ke Qutub Minar :))

Selepas ni kami akan meneruskan perjalanan ke Agra pula dengan menaiki van selama 5 jam kot.. kematu lah punggung lagi..

Dalam perjalanan yang panjang tu, kami berhenti 1 kali di rest area Yamuna Express Highway untuk berehat dan makan makan... hmmm..jagungnya 'chaat masala' pedas dan sedap, nasi gorengnya juga..lebih-lebih lagi dari basmathi... walla!