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| ID: 700002902 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002902 | Record Type: Built Work |
| Images: 1 2 3 | |
| Qutb Minar (minaret; construction started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (...; constructed ca. 1202-1212, res...; Delhi (Delhi, Bhārat, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...;) | |
| Note: The largest tower in India, commissioned under Qutb-ud-din-Aibak to commemorate his victory as a military commander of the Ghurid dynasty who defeated the last Hindu ruler of Delhi, effectively establishing Islam in India.The tower was begun by Qutb-ud-din-Aibak and continued by his successor Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish after his death in 1210. The tower rises in five tapering fluted stories with the lower stories made of sandstone and the upper of marble. The tower is comprised of several cylindrical shafts, separated by projecting balconies with Muqarnas corbels. Bands of richly carved Arabic inscriptions from the Qur'ān also decorate its surface. Located in: Delhi, India Located in: Delhi, India | |
| Titles: |
| Qutb Minar (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Qutb Minar, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex (C,U,English-P,,N) |
| Qutab Minar (C,U,undetermined,U,U,Arabic,U,U) |
| قطب مينار (C,U,Arabic,U,U) |
| Qutb-Minar (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Quṭb Mīnār (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Qutub Minar (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Kutb Minar (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Kutub Minar (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Kutub Meenar (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Kutba Mīnāra (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Kootub Minar (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
| Qutb Mosque (C,U,undetermined,,N) |
| Catalog Level: item |
| minaret [300007535] (preferred) |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures) |
| tower (single built work) [300004847] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by form>, <single built works by form: massing or shape>) |
| monument [300006958] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>) |
| World Heritage Site [300263063] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations)) |
| ruins [300008057] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by condition>) |
| complex (buildings and sites) [300000202] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name)) |
| mosque (building) [300007544] |
| ..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings) |
| architecture (preferred) |
| Creation Date: constructed ca. 1202-1212, restored in 14th century and in 1829 |
| construction started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (Turkish general and sultan, 1150-1210), completed by Shams al-Dīn Iltutmish (Turkish sultan, died 1236) [preferred,VP] |
| Qutb Al-din Aibak; Shams Al-din Iltutmish; ‘ala Al-din Khalji [,BWR] |
| patron Shams al-Dīn Iltutmish (Turkish sultan, died 1236) [500356875] |
| architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274] |
| patron Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (Turkish general and sultan, 1150-1210) [500356874] |
| ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn Khaljī (Turkish sultan of the Delhi Sultanate of India, died 1316) [500356882] |
| Locations: |
| Current: Delhi [7001535] (Geographic) |
| Display Materials: red sandstone and marble |
| ferruginous sandstone [300011398] | |
| .......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, sandstone, <sandstone by composition>) |
| marble (rock) [300011443] | |
| .......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock) |
| muqarnas [300081762] | |
| .......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <surface elements and surface element components>, surface elements (architectural)) |
| ferruginous sandstone [300011398] | |
| .......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, sandstone, <sandstone by composition>) |
| marble (rock) [300011443] | |
| .......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock) |
| Dimensions: 72.5 meters (height), tapering from 14.32 meters at base to 2.75 meters at top (diameter) |
| Islamic Indian (preferred) |
| Ghurid [300021554] (preferred,period) | |
| .....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, <Islamic World dynastic styles and periods>, <Iranian Islamic styles and periods before the Seljuks>) |
| Khalji [300021599] (period) | |
| .....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, Islamic (culture or style), Islamic Indian, Delhi Sultanate) |
| architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined) |
| religion and mythology (purpose) |
| Koran [300265128] | |
| .....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, religious texts) (AAT) |
| inscriptions [300028702] | |
| .....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by form>) (AAT) |
| List/Hierarchical Position: |
 ..... Built Works |
| .......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures |
| ............... Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex |
| Sources and Contributors: | |
| Qutb Minar | ........ [JPGM,VP] |
| ........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789148; accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| ........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 1 | |
| ........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| Qutb Minar, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex | ........ [BWR,VP] |
| ........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3750447 | |
| Qutab Minar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Sajnani, Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India (2001) 70 | |
| ........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 1 | |
| قطب مينار | ........ [VP] |
| ........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| Qutb-Minar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh92004977; accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| Quṭb Mīnār | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 March 2015 | |
| Qutub Minar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 1 | |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh92004977; accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| Kutb Minar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh92004977; accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| ........ Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 98 | |
| Kutub Minar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 1 | |
| Kutub Meenar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 1 | |
| Kutba Mīnāra | ........ [VP] |
| ........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh92004977; accessed 11 March 2015 | |
| Kootub Minar | ........ [VP] |
| ........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 19 March 2015 | |
| ........ Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 98 | |
| Qutb Mosque | ........ [BWR] |
| ........ BWR database (2010-) | |
| Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP,BWR] |
| ....................... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 11 March 2015 |
| ....................... BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789148; accessed 11 March 2015; BWR3750440 |
| ....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 March 2015 |
| ....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3750416; BWR3750433; BWR3750447 |
| ....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3750416; 3750433; 3750447 |
| ....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 20881; 20880; 20884 |
| ....................... BWR-09 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021) |
| ....................... ARTstor: BlairBloom2 (2010-) BB-2426 |
| ....................... ARTstor: Denny (2010-) MA67; MA60 |
| Note: | |
| English | ..... [VP] |
| ..... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 12 March 2015 | |
| ..... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 12 March 2015 | |
| ..... British Library Online Gallery (2015-) accessed 12 March 2015 | |
| ..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 March 2015 | |
| ..... BWR database (2010-) | |
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