cover image: Qutub Minar and ruins, Delhi, India, ca.1900-1929

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Qutub Minar and ruins, Delhi, India, ca.1900-1929

Exterior view of a brick built tower, or minaret, it was conceived by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and is one of the earliest examples of Islamic design in India. The minaret lies amongst the ruins of Hindu Temples which supplied the building materials for the Qutub complex. ❧ This is one of a series of photographs contained in an album showing popular tourist attractions in India, the album was owned by an unknown Church of Scotland missionary who had probably taken the tour whilst working out in the region. Unfortunately there is very little information with the photographs as to there ownership or subject matter.
tourism islam minarets buildings (structures) architecture (discipline)
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78768
Date published
circa 1900/1929
Dates
circa 1900/1929
Pages
Photographic prints, 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Asia Delhi territory Delhi Delhi metropolitan area India
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-a-nls-75646377-1.tif
Rights
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. manuscripts@nls.uk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/6772a5f7007414c59903725b09fce622

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