Minar from Inside Tutmish Tomb

Qutub

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July 20th 2010
Qutub Minar is an ancient tower - its construction started in 1193 AD. To start with, the shape of the tower is definitely not elegant - it looks awkward with its fat bottom that quickly tapers on its way up. I guess it is built to prove someone's power rather than as a work of art and elegance. Surely, in its glory days Qutub was a centre of action. Surrounding ruins especially the burials an ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more