history of architecture study of islamic architecture about olden islamic

1. Islamic
Architecture

3. Iltumish tomb

4. INTRODUCTION
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. Tomb of Iltutmish was the first
Islamic tomb in India
Iltutmish himself built it in about 1235, only
five years after the construction of Sultan
Ghari's tomb
It is situated just outside the north-west
corner of the Quwwat-ul-Islam near the
Qutub Minar.

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Inside the tomb there are three mihrabs
(prayer niches). The central one of these is
located higher than the other two and is
profusely decorated with marble.
The sandstone structure is square,
measuring 9.1 meters along each side,
with a height of 8.41 m to the base of the
(conjectured) dome.

6. PLAN

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The tomb of Iltutmish in Delhi itself is
quite simple, but its entrance is intricately
carved with geometrical and arabesque
patterns. There are some Hindu motifs too
though - like wheels, the lotus, diamonds
and so on.
The rich interior and plain exterior are the
highlights of this tomb.

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It has three entrances, on the north, east, and
south elevations. The western wall, facing
Mecca, houses the mihrab as the central niche of
three.
The square base of the tomb structure is
transformed into an octagon overhead with ogee
squinch arches. These arches are constructed
with corbels rather than with true arches.
It is plain on the outside, but is profusely carved
on the entrances and in the interior with
inscriptions in 'Kufi' and 'Naskh' characters with
geometrical and arabesque patterns

9.  The structure has no dome or other roof. It
has been conjectured that the original
dome collapsed; it has also been noted
that the exterior walls of the tomb are
comparatively thin (2.2 meters), and might
not have been able to support the outward
thrust generated by a dome.

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