The Historic Half-Complete Alai Minar Tower in Delhi

[Tushar_Suradkar]

The Alai Minar is located within the Qutub Minar complex and a single entry ticket will also give you access to several other monuments including the 2200 old iron pillar and a medieval Sundial.

The Alai Minar is half-broken and seems more like a half-completed monument, a poor cousin of the magnificent Qutub Minar.  Whereas the Qutub Minar is made of interlocking sandstone blocks and stands tall after several centuries, the Alai Minar is clearly made using stone and lime mortar and hence could not sustain its own weight especially because it is stuffed inside unlike the Qutub Minar which is a well-designed and constructed tower with space for a spiral staircase inside.

The Alai Minar in the Qutub Complex in Delhi, photo by local guide @Tushar_Suradkar

As per the tourist guide and some plaque installed nearby, it was constructed by Alauddin Khalji to commemorate some military victory and with an intention to make it higher than the nearby Qutub Mina albeit with a flawed base, to begin with.  Unfortunately his successors never took up the completion of the Alai Minar and today it stands as a massive red rubble structure in the Qutub complex area.

Have you been to a historic place that was left half-complete and has remained like that ever since? I'd be interested in knowing your experience.

Until then... Happy Guiding 😊

 Accessibility Features

The entire Qutub Minar complex Being a UNESCO World Heritage site all basic accessibility features were available both outside and inside the monument for the differently-abled.

♿  ✔️  Ramp Access.

♿  ✔️  A wheelchair-accessible Entrance.  

♿  ✔️  A wheelchair-accessible Parking.

♿  ✔️  A wheelchair-accessible Restroom/Toilet.

What Else To Do In Delhi

While you are in Delhi, these are the top-recommended places:

1. Red Fort
2. Humayun Tomb
3. Lotus Temple
4. Akshardham Temple
5. India Gate
6. Jama Masjid
7. Rashtrapati Bhavan
8. Tughlaqabad Fort
9. Laxmi Narayan Temple
10. Gurudwara Bangala Sahib
11. Agrasen ki Baoli
12. National War Memorial
13. Raj Ghat Memorials
14. Safdarjung's Tomb

[Tushar_Suradkar]

Hi @ErmesT and moderators.

This repeat posting has happened today again without my knowledge.

Requesting to not merge the two posts as I am editing the other one with the contents of another interesting place.

Thank you.

[Sophia_Cambodia]

Many new articles, keep up good work @Tushar_Suradkar 

How far do you think you are going now? You will get 300 articles very soon!

[And12-X2]

Beautiful views

[Tushar_Suradkar]

Thank you @Sophia_Cambodia 

300 is achievable for sure but won't get me any badge or recognition 😊

[C_T]

@Tushar_Suradkar 

अभ्यागतांना ईमारतीच्या आत प्रवेश करता येतो का?
फोटो पाहिल्यावर ही ईमारत मोडकळीला आली आहे असेच वाटते. 

[Tushar_Suradkar]

@C_T 

ह्या मॉन्युमेंट भोवती सर्व बाजूने कुंपण असल्याने कुणाला प्रवेश करणे अशक्य आहे, तसेच जवळून पाहण्यासारखे विशेष काही नसल्याने कुणाला उत्सुकता देखील नसावी.

मात्र मोडकळीस आलेल्या इमारतीच्या जवळ जाणे धोकादायक असल्याचे वाटून ASI ने असे केले असावे असे दिसते.

[Rohan10]

Great post @Tushar_Suradkar. Photo is very nice. Nice information too.

[Tushar_Suradkar]

Thank you dear @Rohan10 😊

[BidurC]

@Tushar_Suradkar  thank you for sharing an informative and colorful post .

Happy Guiding!

#WBLG