Travelogue ~ Qutub Minar

A few weeks ago, I went to Qutub Minar after almost 2 decades. Despite living in Delhi, I have never been really enthusiastic about visiting this place after my first ever school excursion trip in the kindergarten. However, My awesome brother was here on a visit and he wanted to see all the heritage sites  in Delhi. So we landed up at Qutub Minar :)
My first reaction upon reaching the place was, "WOW", What a beautiful and peaceful place...anyhow I am glad that due to my brother I got to visit this beautiful place once again :))
A brief about this wonderful Heritage Site: 

Originally an ancient Islamic Monument, inscribed with Arabic inscriptions, though the iron pillar has some Brahmi inscriptions, and is a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site The tower has 379 stairs, is 72.5 metres (237.8 ft) high, and has a base diameter of 14.3 metres, which narrows to 2.7 metres at the top storey. Construction was started in 1192 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak and was completed by Iltutmish.  It is surrounded by several other ancient and medieval structures and ruins, collectively known as the Qutub complexThe Qutab Minar is made of red sandstone covered with intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an.It is built by Qutub-ud-din Aibak Numerous inscriptions in Parso-Arabic and Nagari characters in different sections of the Qutub Minar reveal the history of its construction. (Source Wikipedia) 

Enough of the history now, We reached at Qutub around 4 pm and went crazy, there is so much to see :) Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy this serene place virtually..  My entry ticket...yay!! 
The entry lane..
Beautiful...Isnt it?
 beautifully carved Arabic inscriptions on the Minar...Side walks 
I was awestruck looking at the beautiful carvings.. 
The Iron Pillar in the courtyard bears an inscription in Sanskrit in Brahmi script of the 4th century AD
Ruins in the Qutub Complex

Finally...some posing time for me :) Picture Credit goes to my brother!! 
 You can visit Qutub Minar 7 days a week from morning 6 am to 6 pm.Entry fee is INR 10 for Indian Residents and INR 250 for foreign tourists.Hope you all enjoyed reading the post :)