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Which of the following statements are correct regarding art and architecture of the Delhi Sultanate?
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- The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque near Qutub Minar in Delhi was built by using the materials obtained from destroying many Hindu and Jain temples.
- Qutub Minar was dedicated to the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakthiyar Kaki.
- The Kotla fort at Delhi was the creation of Firoz Tughlaq.
- Alauddin Khalji added an entrance to the Qutub Minar called Alai Darwaza.
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Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
In the beginning, they converted temples and demolished other structures into mosques. For example, the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque near Qutab Minar in Delhi was built by using the materials obtained from destroying many Hindu and Jain temples. But later, they began to construct new structures.
The most magnificent building of the 13th century was the Qutab Minar which was founded by Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.
This seventy-one-metre tower was dedicated to the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakthiyar Kaki. The balconies of this tower were projected from the main building and it was proof of the architectural skills of that period. Later, Alauddin Khalji added an entrance to the Qutab Minar called Alai Darwaza. The dome of this arch was built on scientific lines.
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Answer: (d)
In the beginning, they converted temples and demolished other structures into mosques. For example, the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque near Qutab Minar in Delhi was built by using the materials obtained from destroying many Hindu and Jain temples. But later, they began to construct new structures.
The most magnificent building of the 13th century was the Qutab Minar which was founded by Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.
This seventy-one-metre tower was dedicated to the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakthiyar Kaki. The balconies of this tower were projected from the main building and it was proof of the architectural skills of that period. Later, Alauddin Khalji added an entrance to the Qutab Minar called Alai Darwaza. The dome of this arch was built on scientific lines.
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