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Qutub Minar vs Jantar Mantar
Both Qutub Minar and Jantar Mantar are endorsed by experts. On balance, Jantar Mantar is preferred by most reviewers compared to Qutub Minar. Jantar Mantar comes in at #6 in New Delhi with positive reviews from 6 publications like Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
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Mehrauli, New Delhi, India
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Fodor's
"Named for the Muslim sultan Qutab-ud-din Aibak, this striking tower is 238 feet high, with 376 steps, and the tallest stone tower in India."
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Concierge
"The slender 239-foot column of Qutub Minar was erected in 1199 by Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Islamic sultan of Delhi."
Lonely Planet
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"In a city awash with ancient ruins, the Qutb Minar complex is something special."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"A complex of buildings that mingles Islamic and Hindu decorative styles."
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Lonely Planet
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"The Qutab Minar that gives the complex its name is an unmissable, soaring Afghan-style victory tower and minaret, erected by sultan Qutb-ud-din in 1193 to proclaim his supremacy over the..."
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Jantar Mantar
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Connaught Place, New Delhi, India
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Fodor's
"This odd grouping of what might seem like random modern sculptures is actually a huge sundial and open-air observatory."
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Concierge
"Jantar Mantar (meaning "instruments for mathematical calculation") is an observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur back in 1724."
Lonely Planet
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"The most eccentric-seeming of Delhi’s historic sites, Jantar Mantar... is an odd collection of curving geometric buildings."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"An observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur back in 1724."
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Michelin Guide
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"The Jantar Mantar of Delhi, an early-18C astronomical observatory, was designed on the request of the emperor, by the founding maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh II."
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The Jantar Mantar of Delhi, an early-18C astronomical observatory, was designed on the request of the emperor, by the founding maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh II.
