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.
Felice Beato photographed the Qutb Minar in Delhi in 1858.
Photographic evidence · High confidence
· 1858 · Minaret
The Getty / Google Art Project file identifies the photographer, title, and year.
Felice Beato, “[Kootub],” albumen silver print, 1858, J. Paul Getty Museum, via Wikimedia Commons / Google Art Project, public domain.
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The museum file names Beato and 1858. It shows the minaret shaft. It is not a measured survey.
Qutb Minar is identified at Mehrauli, Delhi.
Documented fact · Medium confidence
· Catalog identification · Minaret
Name and catalog coordinates come from the cited secondary article. They are not a surveyed benchmark.
Qutb Minar, English Wikipedia, retrieved 29 September 2026.
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A compiled secondary article used to identify the place. Not an inscription, survey, or archival photograph.
Robert and Harriet Tytler photographed the Qutb Minar near Delhi in 1858.
Photographic evidence · High confidence
· 1858 · Minaret
The Commons file title gives the photographers, the colonial place-name, and the year.
Robert and Harriet Tytler, general view of the Qutb Minar (Kootub), Delhi, 1858, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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The file title names the Kootub, the photographers, and the year. It is not a measured survey.