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Alai Minar

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One of the Most Reviewed Historical landmarks in Mehrauli


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G5GP+84M, Qutub Minar Complex Rd, Ladha Sarai Village, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India

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4.40 (899 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Tuesday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Wednesday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Friday: 7 am to 6 pm
  • Saturday: 7 am to 6 pm

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  • 5/5 Abhilash J. 5 months ago on Google • 76 reviews
    It's really an amazing unfinished monument near to the qutub minar... Well maintained around the minar..Must Visit this alai minar if you planning to visit delhi...
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mukul K. 2 years ago on Google
    This monument is inside the qutab minar premises.. I visited during my visit to qutab minar.. Overall cleanliness was good.. Nic security and strict covid rules were followed .. Do visit this monument if u visit qutab minar 😊🇮🇳
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Er. Muddassir S. 1 year ago on Google
    Alauddin Khalji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque built before 1300AD. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque. The Alai Darwaza was built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty in 1311. It was a part of his plan to extend the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque on four sides.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shyamal M. 2 years ago on Google
    Unfinished 1-story tower built during the Khalji dynasty to commemorate military victories. Next, in order to make the Minar strong, and to carry it so high that the dome of the old Minar might look like an arch of the new, he ordered its circumference to be twice that of the old Minar". This minaret was left incomplete as Sultan Ala-ud-din died in 1316.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shanawaz A. 1 year ago on Google • 60 reviews
    The Alai Minar is an unfinished tower in the Qutub Complex, construction of which was started by Alauddin Khilji. After Khilji had doubled the size of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque he decided to constructed a tower which would be twice the height of the Qutub Minar. Construction of the Alai Minar came to a halt in 1316 following the death of Alauddin Khilji. Today the Alai Minar, a massive red rubble structure stands at a height of 2.5 meters. must visit
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Suraj P. 2 years ago on Google
    This was under construction and still maintained the same. This is in Qutub minar's compound
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Gajendra C. 4 years ago on Google
    Less crowded beautiful and peaceful monument.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Shagun G. 2 years ago on Google
    It is the main gateway from the southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. Built by the second Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 AD, it is an important structure of Delhi. It has domes decorated with red sandstone and white marbles
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Uday P. 3 years ago on Google
    My experience has been really good. The area is well connected. Premises is clean and well managed and maintained. Good place to chill out and know the history by visiting the place . Loved it .
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Partha S M. 2 months ago on Google • 807 reviews New
    An unfinished dream of the Khilji Dynasty. It is a dream of Alauddin khilji who wants to build a minar far bigger than qutab minar as the tower victory. He died when the basement of the monument was completed and it's still standing like that.

  • 4/5 Praveen K. 4 years ago on Google
    This Door was So Much Old..
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dr. Md. Afroz A. 1 year ago on Google • 309 reviews
    Visited the Alai Minar. Really amazing historical monument. Alauddin Khalji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque built before 1300AD. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque. The construction was however abandoned, just after the completion of the 25-metre-high (82 ft) first-story core; soon after the death of Alauddin in 1316, and never taken up by his successors of Khalji Dynasty. The first storey of the Alai Minar, a giant rubble masonry core, still stands today, which was evidently intended to be covered with dressed stone later on. Noted Sufi poet and saint of his times, Amir Khusro in his work, Tarikh-i-Alai, mentions Ala-ud-din's intentions to extend the mosque and also constructing another minar.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aditya Jain (. 3 years ago on Google
    Intricate stonework. Absolutely stunning. Well-maintained monument
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Akash M. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful experience. If you go to see qutub minar you can see alai minar anyway.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JHULAN M. 2 years ago on Google
    Ala'i Darwaza (Urdu: علاء دروازه‎, lit. 'Gate of Alauddin') is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex, Mehrauli, 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 a World Heritage Site.[1]
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Filipina in U. 3 years ago on Google
    Dont settle for average when you have the ability to be the best. Best in Visiting Places and Making happy memories 😜👌. This place is just next to Qutub Minar. Beautiful historical place which you can walk around with your kids. Enjoying the view while walking and burning calories the same time 🧏‍♀️
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anshul Kamikaze E. 3 years ago on Google
    Built by the 2nd Khilji Sulatan Alauddin Khilji, in 1311 AD, Alai Darwaza is the main gateway at the southern end of the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid, located within the Qutub Minar Complez. It is, in fact, an extension to provide an entrance pathway to the courtyard of the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid. It is only one of the 4 grand gateways proposed as other 3 could never be completed due to death of Sultan in 1316. Yet Alai Darwaza is one of the 1st buildings in India to be built in true Islamic ArchitecturArchitectural Style, complete with domes, pointed arches nd beautiful carvings that add a Royal Charm to it. With its pointed arches nd spearhead of fringes, identified as Lotus buds, inscriptions in Naskh script, latticed stone screens, it showcases the remarkable craftsmanship of Turkish artisans who worked on it. The Alai Darwaza also shows clear influence of the Seljuk Art and it is very much evident in the "spearhead decoration". All the sides of it have an arched opening. All the sides of Alai Darwaza are ornamented with beautiful carvings of floral nd geometric designs, in both white marble nd red sandstone, creating an aesthetically colorful effect. The proportionate shape nd the overall look of the Alai Darwaza is a pleasing treat for eyes. Though it apparently stands isolated nd neglected at the southern end of the Qutub Minar Complex, it appears to be an integral nd befitting part of the other grand structures around it!!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Manjeet K. 1 year ago on Google
    Still around twenty seven meter high, the Alai Minar, or what remains of it, has an interesting story. It was a vanity project of one of the most aggressive, ambitious and controversial of the Delhi Sultans, Alauddin Khilji. The Alai Minar is a massive structure which was started by Aladdin Khilji in 1311 AD. Sultan Aladdin Khilji, an over ambitious Sultan of the Khilji dynasty, wanted to build a structure that would be double the height of Qutub Minar to commemorate his victory over one of his Deccan campaigns.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Saksham K. 11 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Alauddin Khalji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque built before 1300AD. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque.The construction was however abandoned, just after the completion of the 25-metre-high (82 ft) first-story core; soon after the death of Alauddin in 1316, and never taken up by his successors of Khalji Dynasty. The first storey of the Alai Minar, a giant rubble masonry core, still stands today, which was evidently intended to be covered with dressed stone later on. Noted Sufi poet and saint of his times, Amir Khusro in his work, Tarikh-i-Alai, mentions Ala-ud-din's intentions to extend the mosque and also constructing another minar. A short distance west of the enclosure, in Mehrauli village, is the Tomb of Adham Khan who, according to legend drove the beautiful Hindu singer Roopmati to suicide following the capture of Mandu in Madhya Pradesh. When Akbar became displeased with him he ended up being heaved off a terrace in the Agra Fort. Several archaeological monuments dot the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, including the Balban's tomb, Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb. There are some Mughal summer palaces in the area: the Zafar Mahal, the Jahaz Mahal next to Hauz-i-Shamsi lake, and the tombs of the later Mughal emperors of India, inside a royal enclosure near the dargah shrine of Sufi saint, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki. Here an empty space between two of the tombs, sargah, was intended for the last Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar who died in exile in Rangoon, Burma, in 1862, following his implication in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Also standing nearby is the Moti Masjid mosque in white marble.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mathskart By BPS C. 11 months ago on Google • 259 reviews
    The Alai Minar is an unfinished minaret located in the Qutub Minar complex in Mehrauli, New Delhi, India. It was commissioned by the Delhi Sultanate ruler, Alauddin Khalji, in the early 14th century as a symbol of his military might and ambition. Alauddin Khalji was a powerful ruler who expanded the Delhi Sultanate through a series of military campaigns. He commissioned the Alai Minar in 1311 CE as a towering victory tower, taller than the nearby Qutub Minar, to celebrate his victories and establish his legacy. The minar was meant to be twice the height of the Qutub Minar, but it was never completed. The Alai Minar is made of red sandstone and stands at a height of about 25 meters. It is adorned with intricate carvings and inscriptions in Arabic and Persian. The base of the minaret is a massive square, which was intended to support the weight of the tower. However, the tower was never completed, and only the base and a few layers of the tower were constructed. There are several theories as to why the Alai Minar was never completed. Some historians believe that it was abandoned due to financial constraints or the death of Alauddin Khalji, while others suggest that the tower was abandoned due to structural issues. Today, the Alai Minar is a popular tourist attraction and serves as a reminder of the Delhi Sultanate's architectural and artistic achievements. Despite its unfinished state, it remains an impressive structure, and its imposing size and intricate design continue to inspire awe and wonder.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 RAVI KUMAR (. 2 years ago on Google
    Ancient place.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 asad p. 2 years ago on Google
    Very well managed and maintained. Beautiful work done by the archaeological survey of India. Parking is very well maintained with greenery all around. Security staff have an excellent nature. Beautiful monument of ancient India. A wonderful place to visit. Take a break from the busy hectic life and enjoy some quality time in here. Beautiful landscapes and gardens with ancient structures. A must visit place to go and cherish... It was intended to be taller than Qutub minar. My experience is here is amazing. I loved this place and my family also too. I hope again I visit this place soon. This is the beauty of ancient architecture. Design and material are unique.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Shezan A. 3 years ago on Google
    Ala'i Darwaza (English: Gate of Alauddin) is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex, Mehrauli, 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.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 MAHENDRA B. 2 years ago on Google
    Ala'i Darwaza (English: Gate of Alauddin) is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex, Mehrauli, 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 a World Heritage Site.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 yash _. 3 years ago on Google
    Unfinished minar to be built by Alauddin Khilji and even taller than qutub minar Due to his deathhe was unable to complete this
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sakshi G. 4 years ago on Google
    The Alai Darwaza was built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty in 1311. It was a part of his plan to extend the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque on four sides. Although he planned to construct four gates, only the Alai Darwaza could be completed as he died in 1316. It serves as the southern gateway of the mosque. It is located at the southern part of the Qutb complex. In 1993, the Darwaza and the other monuments of the complex were designated a World Heritage Site.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rajeev Balanagouda B. 2 years ago on Google
    wonderful place to explore in delhi. Qutub minar complex is a best evidence for Hindu muslim Architecture. Qutub minar is very much worth visit and beyond expectations. Visiting qutub minar in early morning or evening is best time.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shubham P. 4 years ago on Google
    Great visiting there and qutub minar, it was historic and pleasant too , you can come here with family, friends, colleagues , the time you spend here was really quality Time, The visit was wonderful and i can not say thank you enough!! It was the perfect campaign for us. The trip was incredible and memorable.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dhruv Narayan B. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice place for spent yours time well maintained neat and clean.Alai Darwaza well decorated really awesome.Alai darwaza located in southern sides in Qutub Minar Complex Delhi.Must visit with your family and friends.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ashish G. 2 years ago on Google
    Other than Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza is the monument which is preserved very well. Since it has a historical significance and said to be the doorway or main entrance to Qutub Minar corridor, the preservation of this monument becomes of high priority.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rahul S. 3 years ago on Google
    situated in back side of Qutub Minar Complex... beautiful uniquely design structure... entry included in your entry ticket... take photos n enjoy... i visited this place on feb 2020... the whole tour is mesmerizing...
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Harshit N. 1 year ago on Google
    Originally intended to be twice as big as the Qutub Minar, the Alai Minar's construction was stopped after the death of the ruler who commissioned it's construction. (Part of the visit to to the Qutub Minar complex, no additional charges)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 SAHIL ALI T. 2 years ago on Google
    An unfinished base of a tower which was supposed to be a larger in size version of the qutb minar. Located on right corner of the campus, make sure you don't miss it. One can only imagine how marvellous it would've looked if completed.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Neha K. 3 years ago on Google
    Ala'i Darwaza is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex, Mehrauli, 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.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mohd A. 5 months ago on Google • 42 reviews
    Alauddin Khilji started building the Alai Minar and wanted it to be two times higher than Qutub Minar. However, after his death in 1316, the monument was never completed by his successors. The first storey of the Alai Minar still stands today at Qutub Complex.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pulkit A. 5 months ago on Google
    This minar is really different and Alai Minar is an unfinished Minar located on the northern side of the Qutub Minar within the extended boundary of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. Its construction was undertaken by Alauddin Khilji. Alauddin Khilji wanted to erect a tower double the height of Qutub Minar. However, his death left it incomplete with its height reaching only up to 24.5 metres. Alauddin Khilji had doubled the area of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and had drawn inspiration from the Qutub Minar. He thought of making a similar new Minar complementing with its extended premises so that it is proportionate to the enlarged mosque in the same way as the Qutub Minar was to the original premises of the mosque.
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  • 5/5 Anand Kumar M. 3 years ago on Google
    Ala'i Darwaza (English: Gate of Alauddin) is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutb complex, Mehrauli, 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. Alai Darwaza Native name Urdu: علاء دروازه‎ Alai Darwaza.JPG Alai Darwaza Location Qutb Minar complex, Delhi, India Coordinates 28.5242°N 77.1857°E Built 1311 UNESCO World Heritage Site Type Cultural Criteria iv Designated 1993 (17th session) Part of Qutb Minar and its monuments State Party India Region India Alai Darwaza is located in IndiaAlai Darwaza Location of Alai Darwaza in India 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 a World Heritage Site.[1] Background Edit The Alai Darwaza was built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty in 1311. It was a part of his plan to extend the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque on four sides. Although he planned to construct four gates, only the Alai Darwaza could be completed as he died in 1316.[2] It serves as the southern gateway of the mosque.[1] It is located at the southern part of the Qutb complex.[2] In 1993, the Darwaza and the other monuments of the complex were designated a World Heritage Site.[3] Architecture Edit The Alai Darwaza is made up of a single hall whose interior part measures 34.5 feet (10.5 m) and exterior part measures 56.5 feet (17.2 m).[2] It is 60 feet (18 m) tall and the walls are 11 feet (3.4 m) thick.[4] The gatehouse, from 1311, still shows a cautious approach to the new technology, with very thick walls and a shallow dome, only visible from a certain distance or height. Bold contrasting colours of masonry, with red sandstone and white marble, introduce what was to become a common feature of Indo-Islamic architecture, substituting for the polychrome tiles used in Persia and Central Asia. The pointed arches come together slightly at their base, giving a mild horseshoe arch effect, and their internal edges are not cusped but lined with conventionalized "spearhead" projections, possibly representing lotus buds. Net, stone openwork screens, are introduced here; they already had been long used in temples.[5] The height of the dome is 47 feet (14 m).[2] It is the first true dome built in India, as previous attempts to construct a true dome were not successful.[2] The entire Darwaza is made up of red sandstone with white coloured marbles inlaid on the exterior walls.[6] There is extensive Arabic calligraphy on the walls of the Darwaza. The arches are horseshoe shaped,[4] the first time such arches were used in India. The façade has pre-Turkish carvings and patterns.[2] The windows have marble lattices. Surface decoration consists of interweaved floral tendrils and is repeated with a symmetry on three doorways.[2][7]
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  • 5/5 Pranav K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great piece of Sultanate Architecture!! It is a must see place for all if you ever visit New Delhi
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  • 3/5 Fasalulabid V. 6 months ago on Google
    Alai Minar is a partially built historical monument that was made by one of the most rebellious Sultans of Delhi Aladdin Khilji, in 1300 CE, in an attempt to make it reach a height of more than four times what Qutub Minar was. This minar stands 80 feet tall and is located near the Qutub Minar but was left abandoned soon after Allaudin Khilji died in 1361 CE. Khilji was so proud of his achievements that he wanted a minar that was double the size of Qutub Minar.
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  • 3/5 Dr Neeraj K. 3 years ago on Google
    Alauddin constructed Alai Darwaza the gate way of Qutub Minar.
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  • 5/5 anas k. 5 years ago on Google
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  • 5/5 Pawan K. 5 years ago on Google
    It was build in 1311
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  • 5/5 UPEN D. 4 years ago on Google
    It is the hightest tower in India. It is a towering 73 meter high tower built by Qtub-u-Din Aibak in 1193. i m vry excited to see this place cos I have studied about it so much
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  • 3/5 Dream11 with D. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit and clean and memorable place
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  • 4/5 Ashutosh N. M. 4 years ago on Google
    This gate in constructed in Qutub minar complex.It is constructed using red sand stone.Decofative work is done with white marble
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  • 4/5 Balraj S. 4 years ago on Google
    This gate is in qutab minar complex. Really good piece if architecture. Beautiful ambience.
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  • 5/5 Deepak S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great historical place which is near qutubminar..it was built by Allauddin khalji 💓😊
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  • 4/5 SUBRATA D. 1 year ago on Google
    Alai Darwaza: • It is the main gateway from the southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. • It was built by the second Khilji Sultan of Delhi, Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 AD. • The domed gateway is decorated with red sandstone and inlaid white marble decorations, inscriptions in Naskh script, latticed stone screen. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. • It is the first building in India to employ Islamic architecture principles in its construction and ornamentation. • It is the earliest example of the first true arches and true domes in India. . It is considered to be one of the most important buildings built in the Delhi sultanate period.
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  • 4/5 Md.Parwez A. 4 months ago on Google • 145 reviews
    The Alai Minar is an incomplete tower in the Qutub Complex that was begun by Alauddin Khilji. After doubling the size of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Khilji chose to build a tower twice the height of the Qutub Minar.The Khilji dynasty ruler Alauddin Khilji ordered to built a more good building (Minar) near the Qutub Minar on his name, Alai Minar means the Minaret of Alauddin. However the Ruler died when only the basement of the Monument was completed. Hence it was not even seen by other ruler to complete it.

  • 5/5 Faheem S. 2 months ago on Google • 101 reviews New
    Great monuments made by muslim rulers who ruled hindustan subcontinent.(i.e today's Pakistan, India , Bangladesh)

  • 4/5 Onlineashish 4. 4 months ago on Google • 48 reviews
    The Khilji dynasty ruler Alauddin Khilji ordered to built a more good building (Minar) near the Qutub Minar on his name, Alai Minar means the Minaret of Alauddin. However the Ruler died when only the basement of the Monument was completed. Hence it was not even seen by other ruler to complete it. It is standing like that still.[8] Alauddin Khilji had also built the Alai Darwaza at the entrance of Qutub Minar complex.[9][10]

  • 4/5 Mansi P. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautifully carved arches ❤️

  • 5/5 Norna G. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing Historic place

  • 5/5 Horilkuam H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Meaning (Original) Arti

  • 5/5 Radhika S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nahre bahist imaaray ka nirmaan shahjha me kraya tha (Original) Nahre bahist imaaray ka nirmaan shahjha me kraya tha

  • 4/5 Stroller S. 3 years ago on Google
    nice

  • 5/5 JIŘÍ M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I definitely recommend visiting, the whole area has a lot to offer. (Original) Určitě doporučuji navštívit, celý areál má co nabídnout.

  • 5/5 Aniket S. 11 months ago on Google
    Alauddin's unfinished dream. This was conceived by him after his several victories across India. It was supposed to be of twice the size of Qutub minar

  • 4/5 Vijo Joy Kuriakose P. 11 months ago on Google
    Alai Minar is a perfect place to work out with different varieties of styles like walking, running, jogging,. They maintain the quality of the Service by the Delhi. They have best in the industry items to offer for the customers. They have well established outlets in India. They are the pioneers in their sector of industry. They have world class experience to promote the products in line with the customer expectations. Alauddin Khalji started building the Alai Minar, after he had doubled the size of Quwwat ul-Islam mosque built before 1300AD. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque.The construction was however abandoned, just after the completion of the 25-metre-high (82 ft) first-story core; soon after the death of Alauddin in 1316, and never taken up by his successors of Khalji Dynasty. The first storey of the Alai Minar, a giant rubble masonry core, still stands today, which was evidently intended to be covered with dressed stone later on. Noted Sufi poet and saint of his times, Amir Khusro in his work, Tarikh-i-Alai, mentions Ala-ud-din's intentions to extend the mosque and also constructing another minar. A short distance west of the enclosure, in Mehrauli village, is the Tomb of Adham Khan who, according to legend drove the beautiful Hindu singer Roopmati to suicide following the capture of Mandu in Madhya Pradesh. When Akbar became displeased with him he ended up being heaved off a terrace in the Agra Fort. Several archaeological monuments dot the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, including the Balban's tomb, Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb. There are some Mughal summer palaces in the area: the Zafar Mahal, the Jahaz Mahal next to Hauz-i-Shamsi lake, and the tombs of the later Mughal emperors of India, inside a royal enclosure near the dargah shrine of Sufi saint, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki. Here an empty space between two of the tombs, sargah, was intended for the last Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar who died in exile in Rangoon, Burma, in 1862, following his implication in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Also standing nearby is the Moti Masjid mosque in white marble.

  • 4/5 Vikas N. 11 months ago on Google
    The incomplete MINAR is named after ALA-UD-DIN KHALJI (1296-1316 A.D.) who had stated that construction of another minar, twice the size of QUTUB MINAR.

  • 5/5 free f. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) AnfgsgbghkmzfbfjrjFm djtsm. It is CG that is why this matter had come to the fore, during this time, bring this original to the subscriber, the new CM did unnatural (Original) AnfgsgbghkmzfbfjrjFm djtsm। सीजी है इसीलिए ये है कि यह मामला सामने आ गई थी इस दौरान यहां लाएं ये ओरिजिनल को सब्सक्राइब के नए सीएम ने किया अप्राकृतिक

  • 5/5 Vivek K. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful alai darwaza,the gateway of the qutub minar was build in ad 1305 during the rule of alauddin khalji after the eperor qutubuddinaibak which built qutub minar.

  • 5/5 Anshuman P. 3 years ago on Google
    Ala'i Darwaza (Gate of Alauddin) is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Qutub complex. Built by Alauddin Khalji in 1311 and made of red sandstone, it is a square domed gatehouse with arched entrances and houses a single chamber.

  • 5/5 Nimit N. 3 years ago on Google
    Great Spot for good Photos. Instagram: @nimitnigam

  • 3/5 philosophical world T. 9 months ago on Google
    Alai minar is biggest evidence that qutab minar was not build by aaludin Khilji, he just modify already builded structure because later on he trying to build structure like qutub minar that is called alai minar now!! Alai minar is just not completed bcoz of they are not capabile to bulid like structure like qutub minar is. Alai minar is biggest evidence that qutab minar was not builded by Mughals! Anyways go and see yourself

  • 5/5 Joy B. 3 years ago on Google
    A beautiful entrance to Qutub minar. The carvings and architecture are amazing

  • 4/5 Ashwinee K. 3 years ago on Google
    Its inside the campus of qutub minar Walking and hanging around this place is pleasant

  • 5/5 Tushar S. 3 years ago on Google
    Compared to the Alai Minar the Alai Darwaza is a marvelous piece or architecture and stone carvings most which are verses from Arabic that no one from India understands, what a waste of time and efforts. The entry to the Alai Drawaza or gate is included in the entry for the Qutub Minar complex and note that the ticketing is now cashless meaning you should carry an android device with a apps like PayTM or GPay to make the payment. The parking for the monument is spacious, cheap, and accessible. Also make sure to retain the e-ticket as a PDF or a screencapture since it is required at the time of exit as well. The Darrwaza or the gate is magnificent square dome with carvings in Indo-Islamic that simply mean existing Hindu carving remodeled with Arabic style or carvings. It appears a bit off that some arches of the same dome are circular, other are pointed while some more are flower shaped. Nevertheless they are a treat to the eyes. The pillars of the corridor that form a contiguous part of the gate belong to a Hindu temple. Although the various monuments in the Qutub Minar Complex are scattered and built in separate time periods, the Alai gate forms an inseparable part of the primary Silhouette. ♿ Accessibility Features: Yes=Ramp access. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Entrance. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Restroom/Toilet. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Seating. Yes=A wheelchair-accessible Parking.

  • 5/5 PURNA R. 4 years ago on Google
    Alai Darwaza tells us about the history of Khilji dynasty......

  • 4/5 Mukesh Kumar Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Historically Palace

  • 5/5 Tushar K. 4 years ago on Google
    very beautiful place

  • 4/5 pankaj k. 4 years ago on Google
    Memorial

  • 5/5 Abdul H. 4 years ago on Google
    Alai Darwaza is located in Qutub Minar complex Mehrauli Delhi India

  • 5/5 Sudeep S. 4 years ago on Google
    Intricate artwork on the walls

  • 5/5 Sumanta S. 4 years ago on Google
    Alai Darwaza was built by Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty in 1311

  • 5/5 fun c. 2 years ago on Google
    It is best

  • 4/5 Shivansh M. 2 years ago on Google
    Unfinished minar in parallel to qutub minar

  • 5/5 Mohammad P. 2 years ago on Google
    The Alai Minar is an unfinished tower in the Qutub Complex, construction of which was started by Alauddin Khilji. After Khilji had doubled the size of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque he decided to constructed a tower which would be twice the height of the Qutub Minar. Construction of the Alai Minar came to a halt in 1316 following the death of Alauddin Khilji. Today the Alai Minar, a massive red rubble structure stands at a height of 2.5 meters. ................................................................ 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

  • 4/5 KETAN Y. 2 years ago on Google
    The Quranic inscriptions on the Minar are forced and lifeless insertions between forceful and beautiful frieze-bands of the pure HINDU DESIGN. To consider the minar of Moslem origin from the Quranic inscriptions would be labelling a non-Muslim as a Mussalman because circumcision has been forced on him.

  • 5/5 aswin D. 1 year ago on Google
    Unfinished tower within the qutab minar complex might have shadowed qutab if it was completed

  • 5/5 Ashish K. 4 years ago on Google
    Best

  • 4/5 Shaival S. 4 years ago on Google
    Superb

  • 4/5 Detlef R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The monumental yet well-appointed entrance building from 1311 stands on the south side of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. It is one of the oldest structures with Islamic arch architecture. Chiselled with Koran inscriptions in stone adorn it. (Original) Das monumentale und doch fein ausgestattete Eingangsgebäude von 1311 steht auf der Südseite der Quwwat-ul-Islam-Moschee. Es ist eines der ältesten Bauwerke mit islamischer Bogenarchitektur. Tafeln mit Koraninschriften in Stein gehauen schmücken es.

  • 3/5 Anshul S. 2 years ago on Google
    An interesting minaret, which could look spectacular if completed. This one stands with raw finish and its material implies what a solid monument it could have been.

  • 4/5 vijayanand H. 2 years ago on Google
    Placed near qutub minar History The Alai Minar is an unfinished tower in the Qutub Complex, construction of which was started by Alauddin Khilji. After Khilji had doubled the size of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque he decided to constructed a tower which would be twice the height of the Qutub Minar. Construction of the Alai Minar came to a halt in 1316 following the death of Alauddin Khilji.

  • 5/5 aarif j. 1 year ago on Google
    Made by alawawdin khilji but it's not completed in the duration of construction alwawdin not live more.

  • 5/5 Leo_ 3 years ago on Google
    Unbelievable


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