During my week stay in Delhi, I got the opportunity to visit the highest building of India, Qutub Minar as it is one of the most prestigious monuments of the Indian heritage.
Lucky Sunday was my off and I thought of visiting Qutub Minar as I have heard lot about this glorious monument from my fellow Indians. I took a cab from Cannaught Place the center of Delhi where I was residing. I asked the driver, he told me that the monument is 13 km from there located in south of Delhi. It took me half and hour to reach the spot.
Being Sunday the place was fully thronged with the visitors, I tool a guide from the tourist office located in the premises of the historical monument. To my surprise the guide was not less then any executive in my country. His name was ... yes I remember Rahul, sweet and short name. He encounter me with various facts about this colossal monument, he told me that Qutub Minar is the tallest monumental structure in Delhi as well in India. He gave me precise history of this fascinating edifice and told me that the structure was started by Qutub-ud- din Aibak in 1119 but was completed by his successor Ilttumish.
From the main gateway there is a long stretched pathway, it took us almost 15 to 20 minutes to reach the main structure. I was absolutely awestruck at the sight of this huge edifice, there was a magnificent 5 story minaret. Rahul my guide told me that this Minar is 72.5m high and is embellished with 379 steps that will lead you to the top story, he added earlier due to the repair work the monument was not approachable but today it is again opened for general public and one can go up to first floor of the tower. I also enjoyed the climbing up of the monument till its first floor. The entire view of the city was just panoramic from the tower.
Beside this, the complex also have some more beautiful Mughal architectures- the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid that mark Qutub-ud-din victory over Rai Pithora, Qutub-ud-Din Aibak built the Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid of 1192.
The other thing that strikes me most was the Iron Pillar. Not any ordinary pillar-exclaimed my guide. To my wonderment I saw many people trying to back hold their hands on this huge pillar, " Yes it is considered lucky if your hands join at the end" the guide replied. There were inscription written on the pillar in Sanskrit and Indian Language, dating back to 4th century. I also tried my luck on the pillar, it was very funny as people stare at you at you performance and cheers up if your hand meet each other - I was the lucky one.
At the end of the day I could only say that I thoroughly enjoyed my day trip to Qutub Minar as there was no better place then this to spend a holiday.
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