Alai Minar - Unrealized dream of a Sultan - Delhi Sultanate - Ala-ud-din Khilji - Khilji dynasty
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The Alai Minar is an unfinished tower in the Qutub Complex, situated at Mehrauli New Delhi India. Its construction was started by then Sultan of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khilji.
After Khilji had doubled the size of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, he dreamt of constructing a tower which would be twice the height of the Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-din Aibak. He wanted to construct a second victory tower in his name. He conceived this tower to be two times higher than Qutb Minar in proportion with the enlarged mosque.
Construction of the Alai Minar came to a halt in 1316 following the death of Alauddin Khalji. Today the Alai Minar, a massive red rubble structure stands at a height of 24.5 meters(80 ft). The first storey of the Alai Minar, a giant rubble masonry core, still stands today, which was evidently intended to be covered with dressed stone later on.
The Alai Minar depicts the very high ambition, pompous attitude, and ferocity of Ala-ud-din Khilji who wanted to compete by building a structure higher than the Qutub Minar.
The dream of an ambitious sultan remained a dream as the construction was never taken up by his successors of Khalji dynasty.
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