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Download Solution PDFWho among the following built the Alai Darwaza?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Alauddin Khilji.
Key Points
- Alai Darwaza is the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in the Qutb complex in Delhi, India.
- It is 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 is made up of a single hall whose interior part measures 34.5 feet and the exterior part measures 56.5 feet.
- The height of the dome is 47 feet (14 m). It is the first true dome built in India.
- In the year 1993, it is considered as a World Heritage site.
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