
Alai Darwaza
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Alauddin Khilji
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The southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque lies in the Qutub Complex in Delhi, India. Built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji in 1311 and made of red sandstone, it is a square domed gatehouse with arched entrances and houses a single chamber. It has a special significance in Indo-Islamic architecture as the first Indian monument to be built using Islamic methods of construction and ornamentation and is part of a World Heritage Site.
The southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque lies in the Qutub Complex in Delhi, India. Built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji in 1311 and made of red sandstone, it is a square domed gatehouse with arched entrances and houses a single chamber. It has a special significance in Indo-Islamic architecture as the first Indian monument to be built using Islamic methods of construction and ornamentation and is part of a World Heritage Site.
Nearby
Qutub Minar | 153 feet |
Qutub Complex | 314 feet |
Mehrauli Archaeological Park | 0.4 miles |
National Cooperative Development Corporation Building | 3.9 miles |
Lodhi Art District | 7.6 miles |
Lotus Temple | 7.9 miles |
Lotus Temple | 8.1 miles |
US Embassy in India | 8.1 miles |
India Habitat Centre | 8.3 miles |