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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.
  1. Historic photograph
    1858
    Minaret shaft

    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.

  2. Historic photograph
    1858
    General view, 1858

    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.

  3. Document
    Retrieved 29 September 2026
    Identification note

    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.

  4. Change
    1858 photographic campaign
    Photographed immediately after 1857

    Beato, Murray, and the Tytlers made named photographs of the minaret in 1858. This record treats those prints as evidence of the monument’s appearance then, not as a construction date.