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Most of the tower is faced in red sandstone; local grey quartzite was also used in the construction. The top part of the fourth storey and all of the fifth storey, faced in white marble, probably date to the reign of Firuz Shah Tughluq (reg 1351–88), during whose time repairs were undertaken. Four balconies supported by stalactite brackets separate the storeys. Each level takes a different form and has 23 projecting ribs; in the lowest level they are alternately pointed and round, on the second level all are round and on the third all are pointed. The fourth and fifth levels are plain. In the lower three storeys a stunning effect was achieved by contrasting the fluted masonry with broad carved bands in which calligraphy has been interwoven with graceful floral motifs. The minaret has an internal spiral stairway of 360 gradually diminishing stairs. Sculptures found in the Qutb (apparently temple spolia used to build up the fabric) have prompted the theory that the tower was a pre-Islamic structure converted to a minaret after the conquest of Delhi. Though the symbolism of the kīrti stambha (Skt 'pillar of glory') was similar, the Qutb Minar is clearly based on victory towers in Afghanistan, surviving, for example, at Ghazna and Jam. The builders of the Qutb Minar seem to have used as their prototype the minaret of Khwaja Siyah-Push (c. 1150) in southern Afghanistan, which also employs alternating round and pointed ribs. The Qutb celebrates the victory of Islam in northern India. Grove Dictionary of Art"},{"label":"Subject (Time Period)","value":["Nineteenth century [LCSH]"]},{"label":"Physical Dimensions of Original","value":"24 x 18.3 cm"},{"label":"Image View Type","value":"tower; photographs"},{"label":"Collecting Area","value":["Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library"]},{"label":"Collection Name","value":["19th Century Architectural Photography Collection","Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library Special Collections"]},{"label":"Subject (Geographic)","value":["Delhi (India) [LCNAF]"]},{"label":"Description","value":"A partial blind stamp along the upper edge indicates this photograph was printed on BFK Rives albumen paper."},{"label":"Subject (Topical)","value":["Islamic architecture [LCSH]"]},{"label":"Genre Form","value":["Photographs [LCGFT]"]},{"label":"Type","value":["Still Image"]},{"label":"Medium","value":["albumen paper","black and white photography"]},{"label":"Inscription","value":"upper center, blind stamped, upper portion cut off: BFK Rives; on album page, lower left, in black ink: Tower of Victory, Delhi"},{"label":"Link to Catalog Record","value":"https://catalog.wustl.edu:443/record=b1391820~S2"},{"label":"Copyright Statement","value":" The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use."},{"label":"Public Note","value":"Volume 07: India Page 55"},{"label":"Metadata Status","value":["Metadata reviewed by Metadata Services staff."]},{"label":"Physical Location of Original","value":"Kranzberg Art&Arch Library Spec Oversize NA202 St8 4o v.1-19"},{"label":"Copyright Status","value":["No Known Copyright"]},{"label":"Identifier","value":"rsv07p55"},{"label":"Visibility_Controlled","value":["Full access (Allow downloads)"]},{"label":"Link to External Resource","value":"https://library.washu.edu/spec/19th-century-architectural-photography-collection/"}],"description":"Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Qutb Minar","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/c04d6818-29c8-4aca-ae90-d847cb511864/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Quwwat al-Islam Mosque complex, Qutb Minar","height":5559,"width":4263,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/c04d6818-29c8-4aca-ae90-d847cb511864/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":null,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/c04d6818-29c8-4aca-ae90-d847cb511864","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":2048,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":5559,"width":4263},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/c04d6818-29c8-4aca-ae90-d847cb511864/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/c04d6818-29c8-4aca-ae90-d847cb511864/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/c04d6818-29c8-4aca-ae90-d847cb511864/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/logo"}