UNDER THE SANCTION OF THE SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE

THE ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT DELHI. ESPECIALLY THE BUILDINGS AROUND THE KUTB MINAR, BY HENRY HARDY COLE, LIEUTENANT R.E., LATE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ARCHÆOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE NORTH WESTERN PROVINCES, INDIA

 

Group of moulders at work at the Kutb [Delhi]
Group of moulders at work at the Kutb [Delhi]: Posed group of Indian craftsmen making plaster of Paris moulds of stonework. The figures are grouped in front of the Hindu columns of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutb. The European figure in the centre is presumably Henry Hardy Cole. © British Library/Charles Shepherd

Table of Contents

   Ruined Buildings Around the Kutb Minar, Near Modern Delhi. Introductory Notice. 
 

Chapter I.

 

The Ancient Cities of Delhi

 
 

Chapter II.

 

General Description of the Buildings Surrounding the Kutb Minar

 
 

Chapter III.

 

Masjid-i-Kutb-ul-Islam.

 
  

Photograph I.

View of the Iron Pillar from the west

 
  

Photographs II.

General View of the Masjid and Colonnade and III.A, B. Hindu Sculptures

 
  

Photograph IV.

Pillars in the Sanctuary of the Mosque

 
  

Photograph V.

Pillars in the East Colonnade of the Mosque

 
  

Photograph VI.

Pillars in the Centre of the East Colonnade

 
  

Photograph VII.

Pillars in the North-East Corner of the Colonnade

 
  

Photograph VIII.

Pillar in the North-East Corner of the Colonnade

 
  

Photograph IX.

Pillars in the South Colonnede

 
  

Photograph X.

View of the Great Archies of the Masjid

 
 

Chapter IV.

 

General View Of The Kutb Minar.

 
  

Photograph XI.

General View of the Kutb Minar

 
  

Photograph XII.

View of the Kutb Minar from the West

 
  

Photograph XIII.

Base of the Minar from the East

 
  

Photograph XIV.

First Gallery of the Minar

 
 

Chapter V.

 

Shams-ud-din's Gateways and Tomb.

 
  

Photograph XV.

South-West Gateway

 
  

Photograph XVI.

North-West Gateway

 
  

Photograph XVII.

Exterior of Shams-ud-din's Tomb

 
  

Photograph XVIII.

Interior of Shams-ud-din's Tomb

 
  

Photograph XIX.

Niche of the tomb called "Sultan Ghori"

 
 

Chapter VI.

 

Ala-Ud-Din's Gateway.

 
  

Photograph XX.

Doorway on the Northern side

 
  

Photograph XXI.

Doorway on the Southern Side

 
  

Photograph XXII.

Exterior of the Gateway from the South

 
  

Photograph XXIII.

Exterior View of the Tomb Known as "Imam Zamin"

 
  

Photograph XXIV.

Niche in the Wall Towards the West, in the Tomb Called "Imam Zamin."

 
  

Photograph XXV.

Tomb of Adam Khan