Variety

&lt;p&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/1.-at-the-entrance-t_042115124445.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;1.-at-the-entrance-t_042115124445.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At the entrance to the Qutub Complex, a flock of pigeons rises and leads our eyes up to the towering minar.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/2.the-majestic-qutub_042115124549.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;2.the-majestic-qutub_042115124549.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The majestic Qutub Minar rises proudly into the blue sky.&amp;nbsp;Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, started its contruction in 1200 AD. It was finished by Firoz Shah Tughlak in 1368.&amp;nbsp;The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth storeys are of marble and sandstone.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/3.-a-doorway-of-the-_042115124643.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;3.-a-doorway-of-the-_042115124643.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A doorway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque behind which stands the Qutub Minar.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/5.-a-broken-screen-a_042115124750.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;5.-a-broken-screen-a_042115124750.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A broken screen arch of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque frames the Qutub Minar.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/6.-a-beautiful-jharo_042115124933.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;6.-a-beautiful-jharo_042115124933.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A beautiful jharokha.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/7.-the-passage-of--p_042115125009.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;7.-the-passage-of--p_042115125009.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The passage of pillars of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque (Strength of Islam).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/8.-arches-and-doorwa_042115125058.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;8.-arches-and-doorwa_042115125058.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arches and doorways that give intriguing glimpses of the Qutub Minar.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/9.-alai-darwaza-ad-1_042115125148.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;9.-alai-darwaza-ad-1_042115125148.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A'lai Darwaza (AD 1311).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/9.-intricate-carving_042115125229.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;9.-intricate-carving_042115125229.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intricate carvings on a pillar of the mosque.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/10.-delicately-carev_042115125319.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;10.-delicately-carev_042115125319.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delicately careved motifs create screens that allow light in and keep the heat out.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/11.-if-only-we-could_042115125408.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;11.-if-only-we-could_042115125408.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If only we could fly up and get a close view of every carving in the wall...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/12.-the-play-of-ligh_042115125457.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;12.-the-play-of-ligh_042115125457.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The play of light and shadow in the ruins.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/13.-the-qutub-minar-_042115125611.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;13.-the-qutub-minar-_042115125611.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Qutub Minar through a screen arch of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/14.-visitors-are-dwa_042115125659.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;14.-visitors-are-dwa_042115125659.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visitors are dwarfed by the towering arched doorways of the mosque.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201504/the-qutub-minar_042115125752.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the-qutub-minar_042115125752.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Qutub Minar.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Joy of rediscovering the majesty of Qutub Minar

A day at the sandstone and marble tower that was started being built as early as 1200 AD.