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Model of the Qutub Minar at Delhi
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Description
One of the great Indo-Islamic monuments of Delhi, the Qutub Minar is a towering minaret, 72.5 metres high. It was commenced in 1193 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim Sultan to rule at Delhi, and completed by Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-88).
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- Associated place
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Asia › India › north India › National Capital Territory of Delhi › Delhi (place of creation)
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material and technique
- wood, painted, possibly with hardboard details; calligraphic panels, ink on paper
- Dimensions
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168 cm (height)
41.5 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
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- Presented by Howard Hodgkin, in memory of Simon Digby, 2010.
- Accession no.
- EA2010.36
Location
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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