Impey, Eugene Clutterbuck (Photographer). The Kootub-Minar, Delhi, c.1860 | Antiquarian Photograph | 00115042
PhotographerEugene Clutterbuck Impey | 1830 – 1904
TitleThe Kootub-Minar, Delhi
Document TypeAntiquarian Photograph
MediumAlbumen print pasted on mountDatec.1860
Size9.45 x 10.98 in (24.00 x 27.90 cm)
InscriptionPrinted in English '10. THE KOOTUB-MINAR.' 'This tower,built by Kootub-u-deen and Altumsh,is 48 feet in diameter at the base and 242 feet high, and is considered to surpass in design, finish and general appearance every other building of its class in the world. the three lower stories are of red sandstone, ornamented by raised bells of Arabic inscriptions, but the upper stories are chiefly white marble' l.c and no. iscribed in pencil ' 6635' t.r. on mount.
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