Alai Minar

Alai Minar is an unfinished monument[1] in the Qutub Minar complex in Mehrauli area of Indian National Capital Delhi.[2][3] It was being built by the Ruler Alauddin Khilji in the 12th century.[4][5] The Khilji dynasty ruler Alauddin Khilji ordered to built a more good looking Minar than Qutub Minar should be built in the same complex as the Tower of Victory.[6][7]

Alai Minar
Native names
Hindi: अलाई मीनार
Urdu: الائی مینار
The image of the unfinished monument
Built1316
Built forRemembering as the Victory sign of Khalji
ArchitectAlauddin Khalji
Architectural style(s)Indo-Persian
OwnerGovernment of India under the Delhi Tourism

History

The Khilji dynasty ruler Alauddin Khilji ordered to built a more good building (Minar) near the Qutub Minar on his name, Alai Minar means the Minaret of Alauddin. However the Ruler died when only the basement of the Monument was completed. Hence it was not even seen by other ruler to complete it. It is standing like that still.[8]

Alauddin Khilji had also built the Alai Darwaza at the entrance of Qutub Minar complex.[9][10]

References
  1. "History's most famous unfinished buildings | Times of India Travel". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. "दिल्ली: अलाई मीनार पर अब नहीं चढ़ सकेंगे पर्यटक, जानें क्यों". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. "At far end of Qutub complex, 13th Century gateway offers a lesson on architecture". The Indian Express. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. "Padmavati Trailer: A Look at Alauddin Khilji's Architectural Contributions that still Remain". India.com. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. "have you ever been to the alai minar darwaza qutub complex in mehrauli? its a marvel!". So City. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. "Haunting legacy". frontline.thehindu.com. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  8. "Alai Minar- The story behind the incomplete monument". firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  9. "Alai Darwaza, gateway to Qutub, set for facelift". Hindustan Times. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. "Light at Qutub Minar's gateway, Alai Darwaza - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

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