Qutb Minar

Mehrauli, South Delhi, Delhi Indo-Islamic architecture; Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque complex

Served from the stored corpus. Last scan Sep 29, 2026. Next scan Oct 29, 2026.

“Kootub”

Colonial caption spelling used on Beato’s 1858 prints. Not an inscription on the tower.

Minaret shaft

Historic photograph · exterior · 1858 · High confidence

Albumen photograph from 1858 by Felice Beato showing the shaft of the Qutb Minar.

Felice Beato photographed the Qutb Minar in 1858, in the same year as the Tytler view, during his documentation of Delhi after the 1857 uprising.

Felice Beato, 1858. Public domain, Getty Museum via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Kootub, Felice Beato, 1858 · Open source

General view, 1858

Historic photograph · exterior · 1858 · High confidence

Albumen photograph from 1858 by Robert and Harriet Tytler showing a distant view of the Qutb Minar near Delhi.

Robert and Harriet Tytler photographed a general view of the Qutb Minar in 1858. This is the earliest photograph of the Delhi monument stored here.

Robert and Harriet Tytler, 1858. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: General view of the Kootub, Robert and Harriet Tytler, 1858 · Open source

Identification note

encyclopedia · Retrieved 29 September 2026 · paraphrase

The article identifies the minaret in Mehrauli and its place in the Quwwat-ul-Islam complex. This record does not copy the building chronology. The 1858 photographs are a separate source.

Open source