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Category Archives: Architecture – India

Dargah in Kutch Predates Qutab Minar by 34 Years

29 Monday Apr 2013

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A small village in coastal Kutch has the first verifiable piece of Muslim architecture in India that predates the iconic Qutab Minar in Delhi, a Japanese architectural historian said on Friday [April 26th, 2013]. According to the Arabic inscription at Ibrahim dargah in Bhadreshwar, east of Mundra, the structure was constructed in 1159 AD and predates Delhi’s Qutab Minar by 34 years, said Professor Fukami Naoko of Tokyo’s Waseda University, speaking at a lecture organised by the Transindus Foundation.

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Project to Restore Qutb Shahi Tombs

20 Sunday Jan 2013

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Qutb Shahi TombsThe Andhra Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aga Khan Foundation to give a facelift to the much-neglected Qutb Shahi tombs at a cost of Rs 100-crore over the next 10 years.

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