Qutb Minar
minaret in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India
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Summary
Qutb Minar is a minaret[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of minaret entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,035 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Delhi[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Architectural style: Islamic architecture[5]
- Made from material: red sandstone[6], sandstone[7]
- Part of: Qutb complex[8]
- Commons category: Qutb Minar[9]
- Coordinate location: 28.524355, 77.185248[10]
- Significant event: lightning strike[11], increase[12]
- Official website: https://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/qutab_minar.jsp[13]
- Floors above ground: 5[14]
- Visitors per year: 3,439,575[15]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band[16]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[17]
- Native label: ध्रुव स्तम्भ[18]
- Height: 72.5[19]
- Width: 14[20]
- World Heritage criteria: (iv)[21]
- Has part(s) of the class: balcony[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject India[23], WikiProject Delhi[24], WikiProject Biodiversity, Protected areas & Environment of India[25], WikiProject Visual arts[26]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from the Qutb Minar[27]
Why It Matters
Qutb Minar has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]