Qutab Minar New Delhi

Today we were mainly sightseeing. First, in the morning, we walked to our aunt's house for a prayer. Today was some sort of auspicious day. This took up about and hour. Then, we decided to visit the Qutab Minar, the world's tallest brick minaret and the world's tallest freestanding stone tower. We found an auto rickshaw, and sped away. The ride was …

India -day 1 - New Delhi
What an amazing day! Arrived in to the airport an hour late at 04:10. When we came to immigration, we were faced with our first barrage of people. There were thousands of people waiting to go through!
We eventually got through and our driver met us on the other side and we were back to the hotel by 6.
Having had …

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This week my Mum, Aunty Louise and Grandma all arrived in Delhi so I have been having a brilliant time with them. I have also been enjoying proper showers and yummy breakfasts (including bacon butties!!!) courtesy of their hotel.

On Thursday evening (the day they arrived), we went to the hotel …

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Today was a very busy day of visiting sights around New Delhi and Old Delhi, we started our day at Qutab Minar Complex, and here we saw the highest stone tower in India. Construction of the tower began in 1196 and was completed in 1206, the tower was seven stories high, until an earthquake in the 18^th century knocked …

A sightseeing stop so Krista could see the iron pilar that has not rusted. (Her dad also wanted a photo of it).
The rest of the QUTB complex was pretty interesting as well …

So I arrived in Delhi on Thursday 3 Nov 2011, the flight was great, no hassles, plus I managed to get a sleep after I’d had my dinner and watched a couple of movies. I had a window seat and thoroughly enjoyed the views. The first sights were in the morning of the mountains in Afghanistan near Kabul, on the way toward India. I could make out …

Entry containing 14 photos titled: The Claridges Hotels, Lotus Temple, Rickshaw, Qutab Minar, Quatab upclose, On the grounds of the Qutab Minar, Sound and Light Show at Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Ghandi's memorial, Government offices , Outside parliament house , Bazaar , Bazaar

Because our drive back from Agra lasted nearly six hours yesterday, we give ourselves a day to recover in our room in Delhi. We sleep in, wander upstairs to the restaurant for a late breakfast and later, look on the internet for hotel rooms in Japan, the final stop on our world tour (we’ll arrive there in a little over two weeks).

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Delhi is the symbol of old India and new...even the stones here whisper to our ears of the ages of long ago and the air we breathe is full of the dust and fragrances of the past, as also of the fresh and piercing winds of the present. -- Jawaharlal Nehru

Qutb Minar
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The Qutb complex, also …

... to go on the map, and he smiled, nodded, said a few things, and completely ignored me. Fortunately, he had good taste!  Qutab Minar is a HUGE tower, apparently Minar means something like tower or monument. On the map, it just looks like a tower, but ...

... our luggage for the day, thankfully. We meet our driver and set off for some proper sightseeing which includes government buildings in New Delhi and two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of which is a tomb that inspired the Taj Mahal.  First we ...

... . The India Gate is a memorial arch that bears the name of the 90,000 Indian armies who died in WWI. The next stop was Qutab Minar. This is a fine example of Afghan architecture. This has a slight tilt - like the leaning tower of pisa..but not as much ...

... ! Als wir mit dem Museum fertig waren, gönnten wir uns eine Auszeit in einem von Delhis bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten, der Qutab Minar. Dieses Bauwerk, umgeben von unzähligen anderen antiken Ruinen, ist ein fast 80 Meter hoher Minaret-Turm. Gegen ...

... the victory of Islam. Covered in fine Islamic calligraphy with fine honeycomb carving on the higher storeys, the Minar is an imposing sight. The Mughal Serai at the current entrance, is a traditional modest shelter for ...

... some important place so I will skip some spot. If I'm lucky, I may have a chance to back to the place I ever visited such as Qutab Minar and Red Fort. I start with Kotla Firoz Shah which is the first spot in the map. The entry fee is 100 rupees ...

... leave Old Delhi and head to Dili Haat which is a craft and food bazaar showcasing products from all states of India.  We then made the journey out to Qutab Minar which is a old Muslim ruin dating back to 1193.  This was a good way to finish our ...

... erzählt. War ja nicht alles schlimm was ich in Delhi gesehen habe. Die Stadtrundfahrt in Neu Delhi war echt interessant. Ich war beim Qutab Minar, höchster und schönester Steinturm der Islamischen Welt bei der Quwwat-ul-Islam Moschee. Da hat mich ...

... towers and tombs (examples of early Afghan architecture), surrounded by green lawns shaded intermittently by mature trees. Construction of the Qutab Minar tower began in 1193 as a symbol of victory following the defeat of the last Hindu kingdom of ...

... the massive bibs to wear! The food was amazing, we had really nice chicken kebabs and an amazing dhal. We visited the Qutab Minar on Sunday which was really cool. It's absolutely huge and really intricately decorated with carvings. There's also a mosque ...