Top 10 Most Famous And Tallest Minar in India – Minaret

Qutub Minar of Delhi is well known to every is one as the tallest brick minaret in the world but  Fateh Burj is tallest tower in India. There are few more tallest minar in India located at different cities like Daulatabad, Ahmedabad and Raichur.

Other then listed below towers some of other notable tallest structures in India are Rajabai Clock Tower in Mumbai, Vijay Stambha Chittorgarh and Rameswaram TV Tower.

 Fateh Burj, Mohali

The Fateh Burj or Victory Tower is the tallest victory tower with height of 328 ft in the city of Mohali, Punjab and dedicated to establishment of the Sikh rule. Image Source: sikhiwiki

Qutub Minar, Delhi

Qutub Tower is the tallest minaret in India made by red sandstone and marble with an height of 72.5 m(237.8 ft). Qutub Minar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site surrounded by many other ancient historical monuments, collectively known as Qutub complex monuments. Qutub Minar tower was started building by qutub-ud-din Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.

Chand Minar, Daulatabad

Tower of Moon is the second tallest minar tower of India located at Daulatabad near the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. Chand Minar tower is 64 m (210 ft) high Minaret situated inside the Daulatabad fort built by Ala-ud-din Bahmani.

Shaheed Minar, Kolkata

Ochterlony Monument or Shaheed Minar is located in central Kolkata with an height of 48 m (157 ft). Shaheed Minar monument offers stunning bird’s eye view of the city and has a beautiful Maidan around. The monument was constructed in the memory of victory over the Anglo-Nepalese War of British East India Company.

Jhulta Minar, Ahmedabad

Shaking Minaret or Jhulta Minar is one of the most popular tourist attraction of Ahmedabad. Jhulta Minar are two minarets in the Sidi Bashir mosque,located opposite the Ahmedabad Railway station,Gujarat.

Iswari Minar, Jaipur

Iswari Minar Swarga Sal is a minaret in Jaipur city of Rajasthan. Iswari Minar is low-rise building and offers an excellent views over the old city and famous Tripolia Bazaar.

Char Minar, Hyderabad

Charminar is most famous monument, a mosque and a global icon of Hyderabad. Charminar or Four Minaret towers was constructed by Qutb Shah and the city of Hyderabad was designed around the Charminar towers.
Bhagyalakshmi temple is located at the base of the monument and dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi.

Ek Minar, Raichur

Ek minar mosque of Raichur located in city of Raichur between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers in Karnataka. Ek Minar ki Masjid is build in Persian architectural style with 20 meter high minaret.

Four Minarets of Taj Mahal, Agra

Four minarets flank the tomb building of Taj Mahal and each more than 40 metres (130 ft) tall, located around the four corners.

 Mahabat Maqbara Complex, Junagadh

Mahabat Maqbara complex are mausoleums in Junagadh and Protected Monument under Gujarat Monuments and Archaeological Sites.
There are two tall minaret with winding staircase around these mausoleums.