Top 5 famous minars of India

New Delhi: Aesthetic beauty, diversified culture, rich heritage and some of the highlights that exemplify India in the world.Being the land of kings and emperors and not to forget the long period of British raj, India has a rich and varied cultural past.This past can be seen through the historical and heritage monuments that were built during various reigns across the country.While some monuments stand as a symbol of architectural excellence, some. Others were built to mark an important event.Various minars were also built during different periods by various rulers in the country.Examples of diversified and aesthetic beauty, these minars stand tall depicting the rich historical past of the country.Here we present you the list of top 5 famous minars of India: Qutub MinarKnown as the second tallest minar of the country, Qutub Minar is made of red sandstone and marble.An Islamic monument, Qutub Minar is inscribed with Arabic inscriptions.While the construction of the minar was started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1192 it was completed by his successor, Iltutmish. The minar is named after Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who was apparently the first Sultan of Delhi.However the fifth and the last storey of the monument was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1368.The minar comprises of 379 steps and reaches upto the height of 72.5 metres.The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth storeys are of marble and sandstone.The Qutub minar also features Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, which is said to be the first mosque to be built in India. Chand MinarSituated in Daulatabad, Maharashtra, Chand Minar was built by Sultan Al-ud-din Bahamani in 1435.The Iranian style minar, Chand Minar is a perfect example of Persian architecture in India.Standing with a height of 110 ft, Chand Minar is one of the tallest minar of India.Covered with the Persian blue tiles, Chand Minar has 24 arched chambers and a small mosque at its base.It has 4 floors with helical stairs inside with 80 steps for every floor & 6 ventilator windows along with a circular balcony is present after every floor.The minar is colored brick-red now, & can be seen from large distances, standing like a sleepless sentinel in front of the pyramidal hill with the Daulatabad fort on its top. Shaheed MinarLocated in Kolkata, Shaheed Minar was built in 1828 in memory of Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India Company.Originally known as the ‘Ochterlony Monument', Shaheed Minar was built to commemorate both Sir David Ochterlony's successful defense of Delhi against the Marathas in 1804 and the victory of the East India Company's armed forces over the Gurkhas in the Anglo-Nepalese War.Designed by J.P Parker, Shaheed Minar stands with a height of 157 ft with a foundation of Egyptian style, a Syrian upper portion and a Turkish dome.Built by Burn & Company, the minar has a total of 218 steps until the top of the tower along with two balconies at the top.The minar rededicated to the memory of the martyrs of the Indian freedom movement and was renamed as ‘Shaheed Minar' in 1969. Char MinarLocated in Hyderabad, Char Minar was built in 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah to mark the end of plague in the Hyderabad city.Char Minar is an Indo-Islamic architecture style, incorporating Persian architectural elements and was intended to serve as a Mosque and Madraasa.Charminar is a massive and impressive structure with four minarets made of granite, limestone, mortar and pulverised marble.Charminar has four imposing arches, which face the four main directions.Char Minar comprises of a mosque at the top, situated on the western side of the Charminar facing Mecca, is said to be the oldest surviving mosque in Hyderabad. Jhulta MinarSituated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Jhulta Minar is actually a part of the mosque Siddi Bashir.Exisiting since 1452, it is believed that the mosque was constructed by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah, while according to another belief the mosque was built by Malik Sarang, a noble in the court of Muhammed Begada.While the entire building was destroyed during the war between the Marathas and Khan of Gujarat Sultanate in 1753, only the minarets and arched central gateway is left.A traditional example of marvelous craftsmanship and architecture, the minars constructed in such a way hat, if you apply a little force on its upper arc, the Minar tends to sway. A minor shaking of either of the minaret results in the other minaret vibrating after a few seconds, though the connecting passage between them remains free of vibration.While the reason is still unknown behind the swaying of the minarets, an Englishman did make an attempt to demolish one of the minarets of the mosque to find out the mystery, but failed