India’s oldest mosque, dating back to 1193, is at the Qutb Minar complex in Delhi. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Qutb Minar itself: the minaret
Qutb Minar
Qutb Minar
Close-up of inscriptions on Qutb Minar
Close-up of inscription on Qutb Minar
Hindu temple spolia used at Qutb Minar
More spolia
And more
Some spolia not really compatible with orthodox Islam
7m-high iron pillar probably late 4th/early 5th century CE: its failure to rust has mystified archaeologists
‘Major Smith’s cupola’: a British official’s addition to the top of the minaret, later removed
Sanderson’s sundial: a memorial to Gordon Sanderson, a superintendent at the Archaeological Survey of India responsible for early 20th-century research at Qutb Minar
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Catherine Fletcher 