Qutab Minar, Delhi, India
Artist
Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912
Date1863-1869
Location depictedDelhi, India
MediumPhotograph; albumen print
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F.H. Brown (from Elihu Taft Estate)
Object number1948.30.11
DescriptionTwo photographs of the Qutab Minar in Delhi, India. First photograph is of the first story alone. The second photograph is of the entire structure. The Qutab Minar stands 72.5 meters high with a 15 meter diameter base. The structure is a pillar shape that narrows as it goes up. Has five stories separated by four balconies. The structure is made of red sandstone on the first three stories. Fourth and fifth stories are marble. Has vertical projections around the column alternating in rounded and angular shapes. Bands of calligraphy (Koranic inscriptions). Column was built in 1199 and finished in late 13th century.On View
Not on viewCollections
19th century
Herbert Wheaton Congdon
[not after 1965].
Herbert Wheaton Congdon
[not after 1965].
