Medieval India’s tallest monument the Qutub Minar was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1199 and completed by his successors.The Red Fort The Red Fort with red sandstone walls, popularly known as the Lal Qila extends for two kms and varies in height from 18 metres on the river side to 33 metres on the city side. Shah Jahan started construction of the massive fort in 1638 and it was completed in 1648. He was deposed and imprisoned in Agra Fort by his son Aurangzeb, before he could move his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi. Entry to the fort is Rs 0.50; free on Friday.
New Delhi, the capital of India, located as they say in the heart of India has always occupied an important position in the country’s history. Geographically, Delhi is surrounded by Haryana on all sides except in the east where it shares a boundary with Uttar Pradesh.Later Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak made Delhi his capital in 1206, and built Quwwat ul Islam Mosque, which is a fine example of Indo-Islamic architecture. He also built the Qutab Minar, one of Delhi’s great landmarks.The Jama Masjid is located opposite the Red Fort in Delhi is a grand and breathtaking mosque called Jama Masjid. The mosque was the last building built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan and possesses the distinction of being the largest mosque in India.
The onion-shaped domes and tapering minarets are possibly the best examples of the Mughal architecture. The Mosque is considered sacred because it treasures a strand of hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed along with his scandals and a chapter from the Holy Quran dictated by him and written on deerskin.
Close to the north gate of the mosque stands a cupboard carrying a collection of Muhammad’s relics - Korans written on deerskin, a red beard-hair of the Prophet, his sandals and his footprint, embedded in a marble slab.
Situated in Old Delhi, the Jama or Jami Masjid is the final stroke of architectural brilliance of the Mughal Emperor, Shahjahan. The mosque was built between 1644 and 1658 by five thousand artisans