Important India

Discover India with Important India

  • Home
  • About
  • History
  • Important India
  • Categories
  • TOU
  • Contact Us

Alai Darwaza

On March 11, 2014 By Ananya Mishra Category: Places in India

This famous gate, Alai Darwaaza, is about 12 meters south-east of Qutb Minar. It was built by Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 as the southern gate to the Qutb Mosque extended by him. The building is rather small, for, it is only 17.3 meters square externally with an internal apartment only 10.5 meters in plan.

Alai Darwaza marks the zenith of the early Indo-Muslim style of architecture. Cunningham declared it to be “the most beautiful specimen of Pathan architecture” ever seen by him, and Fergusson remarked that “it displays the Pathan style at its period of greatest perfection, when the Hindu masons had learned to fit their exquisite style of decorating to the forms of their foreign master. The Alai Darwaza is indeed a gem of Indo-Islamic architecture on account of its well-built horse-shoe arches, its wealth of lace-like pleasing decoration on the exterior, its well-proportioned lineaments and its pleasing effect due to use of red sandstone and marble.

Related posts:

  1. Features of Indo-Islamic Architecture
  2. Delhi Sultanate Art and Architecture
  3. History of Purana Qila (Delhi)
  4. Brief History of India Gate (All-India War Memorial)
  5. Tomb of Sikandar Lodi
  6. History of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
  7. Art and Architecture during Delhi Sultanate Period
  8. Historical Importance of Chandni Chowk
  9. History of Buland Darwaza (Fatehpur Sikri)

Category: Places in India

Related Posts

  1. Features of Indo-Islamic Architecture
  2. Delhi Sultanate Art and Architecture
  3. History of Purana Qila (Delhi)
  4. Brief History of India Gate (All-India War Memorial)
  5. Tomb of Sikandar Lodi
  6. History of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
  7. Art and Architecture during Delhi Sultanate Period
  8. Historical Importance of Chandni Chowk
  9. History of Buland Darwaza (Fatehpur Sikri)

Search ImportantIndia.com

Tag Cloud

Women In India Water Tribal People of India Tradition Tourism Short Moral Stories for Children Science and Technology Rivers in India Pollution Minerals in India Maratha Empire Mahatma Gandhi Indian Festivals Indian Constitution History of Akbar Freedom Fighters of India Family System Education Ecosystem Communication Climate of India Buddhism Battles and Wars in India Art and Architecture Agriculture in India

Categories

Archives

  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • Categories
  • History of India
    • History of Ancient India
    • History of Medieval India
    • History of Mughal Empire
    • Modern History of India
  • Important India
    • Administration in India
    • Indian Constitution
    • Parliament of India
  • Indian Geography
  • Indian Government
  • Indian Literature
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Report an Article
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Copyrights.

Copyright 2013 -2017 · Discover the Importance of India ·