Study the figure given below and give your observations. - Vidyadip

Question

Study the figure given below and give your observations.

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Answer

Figure shows the first balcony of Qutb Minar.
Qutbuddin Aybak got this constructed around 1199 A.D.
It has a pattern created under the balcony by the small arches and geometrical designs.
It has two bands of inscriptions under the balcony.
These are in Arabic.
The surface of the minar is curved and angular.
Placing an inscription on such a surface required great precision.
Only the most skilled crafts persons could perform this task.
Very few buildings were made of stone or brick 800 years ago.
A building like the Qutb Minar had a great impact on observers in the thirteenth century.

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