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Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square taken as a silhouette!
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UPDATED: 30th November, 2017
Inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan and wishing to surpass it, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced construction of the Qutb Minar in 1193, but could only complete its base. His successor, Iltutmish, added three more stories and, in 1386, Firuz Shah Tughluq constructed the fifth and the last story. The development of architectural styles from Aibak to Tughluq are quite evident in the minaret. Like earlier towers erected by the Ghaznavids and Ghurids in Afghanistan, the Qutb Minar comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, separated by balconies carried on Muqarnas corbels. The minaret is made of fluted red sandstone covered with intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an. The Qutb Minar is itself built on the ruins of Lal Kot, the Red Citadel in the city of Dhillika, the capital of the Tomars and the Chauhans, the last Hindu rulers of Delhi.
The purpose for building this monument has been variously speculated upon. It could take the usual role of a minaret, calling people for prayer in the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, the earliest extant mosque built by the Delhi Sultans. Other possibilities are a tower of victory, a monument signifying the might of Islam, or a watch tower for defense. Controversy also surrounds the origins for the name of the tower. Many historians believe that the Qutb Minar was named after the first Turkish sultan, Qutb-ud-din Aibak but others contend that it was named in honour of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, a saint from Baghdad who came to live in India and was greatly venerated by Iltutmish.
The nearby Iron Pillar is one of the world's foremost metallurgical curiosities, standing in the famous Qutb complex. According to the traditional belief, anyone who can encircle the entire column with their arms, with their back towards the pillar, can have their wish granted. Because of the corrosive qualities of sweat the government has built a fence around it for safety.
A part of the longest roofed arcade with 666 arches leading from the city to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Took this last November up in Bláfjöll of the Peace Column by Yoko Ono. The "sunset" is ambient light from Reykjavík.
I suppose this could be called 'street photography'. . . this scene was along the walkway in Italy at EPCOT in Orlando, Florida. I could not resist all the detail in the columns, windows, and pavement.
A second set of columns in Columbia located at the Boone County Courthouse on 8th street aligned with the iconic columns at Jessie Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri. Looking south toward East Broadway the sun peaks out from behind one of the columns. The long shadows of the low sun creates a leading line to one of the middle columns.
8th Street
Columbia Missouri
Photo taken on January 21, 2020
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