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Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak

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Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak
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Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak
Lahore, Punjab

Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak marks the grave in Lahore of the first Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who died here in 1210 CE after a fall from his horse. The original marble tomb was pulled down during Sikh rule, and the grave lay hidden inside a private house for decades before it was rediscovered. The present structure, built in 1970 in Sultanate style from yellow sandstone, stands on Aibak Road in Anarkali, its boundary wall lined with 25 miniature replicas of the Qutb Minar he began in Delhi.

Architecture TypeTombsSultunate ArchitectureCentral Asian ArchitectureFunerary ArchitectureIslamic Architecture1206 to 1526CE | Delhi Sultunate Era Yellow SandstoneWhite Marble (Sang e marmar)Domes Jaali (Lattice work)MehrabCalligraphyArabesqueMinaretsArches
White marble calligraphy panel set into a yellow stone wall, with a pierced lattice screen to the left
Close-up of a white marble calligraphy panel in raised relief
White marble calligraphy panel at the base of a yellow stone wall
Arched window filled with a grid of pierced stone lattice panels in white marble framing
Yellow stone structure with white marble jali screens and carved decorative borders
Carved yellow stone panel with interlocking scroll ornament
Corner of a yellow stone structure with white carved scroll borders and arched jali screens
Yellow stone structure with white carved borders and pierced arched screens, seen from a low angle
Paved pathway alongside a yellow sandstone wall with arched niches
Boundary wall with a row of fluted column shafts
Fluted column shafts along a cracked rendered boundary wall
Yellow sandstone structure with white lattice screens and carved panels
Close view of fluted column shafts repeating along a boundary wall
Close-up of a fluted column shaft with ringed collars
Full-length fluted column shaft against a pale stone wall
Yellow sandstone wall with white jali screen, partly obscured by a tree
Ornate stone spire rising above low urban rooftops
Tree and lawn beside a yellow sandstone structure
Arched white jali screen set in a yellow sandstone wall with carved border
Close-up of a pointed-arch white jali screen in a yellow sandstone wall
White marble calligraphy panel set into a yellow stone wall, with a pierced lattice screen to the left
Yellow stone structure with white marble jali screens and carved decorative borders
Boundary wall with a row of fluted column shafts
Tree and lawn beside a yellow sandstone structure
Close-up of a white marble calligraphy panel in raised relief
Corner of a yellow stone structure with white carved scroll borders and arched jali screens
Fluted column shafts along a cracked rendered boundary wall
Yellow sandstone wall with white jali screen, partly obscured by a tree
White marble calligraphy panel at the base of a yellow stone wall
Yellow stone structure with white carved borders and pierced arched screens, seen from a low angle
Close view of fluted column shafts repeating along a boundary wall
Ornate stone spire rising above low urban rooftops
Carved yellow stone panel with interlocking scroll ornament
Paved pathway alongside a yellow sandstone wall with arched niches
Close-up of a fluted column shaft with ringed collars
Arched white jali screen set in a yellow sandstone wall with carved border
Arched window filled with a grid of pierced stone lattice panels in white marble framing
Yellow sandstone structure with white lattice screens and carved panels
Full-length fluted column shaft against a pale stone wall
Close-up of a pointed-arch white jali screen in a yellow sandstone wall