Experts' Choice Award Qutub Minar
What the experts agree on
India's tallest stone tower, built in 1199 by Delhi's first Islamic sultan, stands as a UNESCO World Heritage complex where Islamic and Hindu architectural styles blend. The surrounding courtyard holds a 1,600-year-old iron pillar that mysteriously
“Originally an ancient Islamic monument, the Qutub Minar is the tallest tower in India.”
– Afar Magazine
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." Full review
Concierge "The slender 239-foot column of Qutub Minar was erected in 1199 by Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Islamic sultan of Delhi."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"In a city awash with ancient ruins, the Qutb Minar complex is something special." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A complex of buildings that mingles Islamic and Hindu decorative styles." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"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..." Full review
Lonely Planet "In the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid is a 6.7m-high iron pillar that is much more ancient than any of the surrounding monuments...it hasn't rusted over the past 1600 years" Full review
Afar Magazine "Nous somme base a Nouvelle Delhi . Delhi est 2 ieme grande ville de l'inde . la ville ofree plusieure belle visite des munuments , Vous allez decouvrir vieille ville ( OLD DELHI ) ...." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This towering minar can be spotted from many places in the city...the UNESCO World Heritage Site is a symbol of standing tall and proud, through adversity, proosperity or otherwise." Full review
Rough Guide "Most of the early settlements of Delhi, including its first city at Qila Rai Pithora, are to be found around the Qutb Minar"
National Geographic
