Record #00246Architecture archive
Tallest Masonry Tower in India
Qutb Minar in Mehrauli, Delhi, rises 72.5 metres. UNESCO World Heritage Centre explicitly identifies it as India's tallest masonry tower.
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72.5m
Current record value
- Holder
- Qutb Minar
- Location
- Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India · Qutb Minar Tower Site · National Capital Territory of Delhi
- Start date
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- Record status
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Overview
Archive NoteQutb Minar forms part of the Qutb complex in Delhi. Its red and buff sandstone structure includes carved inscriptions and projecting balconies and is associated with the early Delhi Sultanate.
UNESCO gives a height of 72.5 metres, a base diameter of 14.32 metres and a top diameter of about 2.75 metres. The record measures overall structural height, not observation platform elevation or altitude above sea level.
Construction began around the end of the 12th century, with subsequent alterations and repairs by later rulers. The 1993 World Heritage inscription refers to the broader monument complex and is not a building completion date.
Record history
1 Milestones- 72.5 mQutb MinarQutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, IndiaCurrent Record
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