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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

The Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak in Anarkali, Lahore marks the grave of the founder of the Slave Dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate, who died in Lahore in 1210 after a fall from his horse during a game of polo. His original tomb was demolished in the Sikh period, and the present tomb of yellow Thatta sandstone and white marble was built in 1970.

Architecture TypeTombsSultunate ArchitectureCentral Asian ArchitectureFunerary ArchitectureIslamic Architecture1206 to 1526CE | Delhi Sultunate Era Yellow SandstoneWhite Marble (Sang e marmar)Domes Jaali (Lattice work)MehrabArabesqueMinaretsArchesCalligraphy
A corner of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak seen from below, rising against a clear sky.
The Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak in its small garden, framed by a tree and the city around it.
The white marble cenotaph of Qutb ud Din Aibak, before a sunlit jali inside the tomb.
A row of miniature Qutb Minars along the boundary wall of Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb.
A close look at the arabesque carving in yellow sandstone on the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak.
One face of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak: a jali arch inside bands of verses and arabesques.
The Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak on its raised plinth, with jali arches on two of its faces.
The garden path inside the enclosure of Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb, beside the boundary wall.
The carved wooden door of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, open to the garden outside.
Inside Aibak's tomb, the carved door stands open beside a jali window and a mihrab niche.
Carved arabesque bands and a marble jali on a corner of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak.
The carved marble jali of Aibak's tomb, a honeycomb lattice set in rectangular panels.
Steps lead up to the jali front of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, under a shady tree.
A visitor stands on the plinth of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak in Anarkali, Lahore.
Looking up at a jali face of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, its carved frame against the sky.
The marble cenotaph of Qutb ud Din Aibak in the octagonal chamber, lit by jali windows.
Miniature Qutb Minar columns run along the enclosure wall of Aibak's tomb in Lahore.
Carved Quranic lettering in marble at the foot of a wall on Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb.
An old wooden balcony on a building in the streets around Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb.
The information board at the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, telling his story in English and Urdu.
A corner of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak seen from below, rising against a clear sky.
A close look at the arabesque carving in yellow sandstone on the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak.
Inside Aibak's tomb, the carved door stands open beside a jali window and a mihrab niche.
Carved Quranic lettering in marble at the foot of a wall on Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb.
The Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak in its small garden, framed by a tree and the city around it.
The Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak on its raised plinth, with jali arches on two of its faces.
Carved arabesque bands and a marble jali on a corner of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak.
The marble cenotaph of Qutb ud Din Aibak in the octagonal chamber, lit by jali windows.
The white marble cenotaph of Qutb ud Din Aibak, before a sunlit jali inside the tomb.
The garden path inside the enclosure of Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb, beside the boundary wall.
Steps lead up to the jali front of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, under a shady tree.
Miniature Qutb Minar columns run along the enclosure wall of Aibak's tomb in Lahore.
One face of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak: a jali arch inside bands of verses and arabesques.
The carved wooden door of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, open to the garden outside.
A visitor stands on the plinth of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak in Anarkali, Lahore.
An old wooden balcony on a building in the streets around Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb.
A row of miniature Qutb Minars along the boundary wall of Qutb ud Din Aibak's tomb.
The carved marble jali of Aibak's tomb, a honeycomb lattice set in rectangular panels.
Looking up at a jali face of the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, its carved frame against the sky.
The information board at the Tomb of Qutb ud Din Aibak, telling his story in English and Urdu.