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Qutub MinarvsIndia Gate
Both are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Qutub Minar ranks significantly better than India Gate. Qutub Minar scores 79 with endorsements from 5 publications including Fodor's, Condé Nast Traveler and Lonely Planet.
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Mehrauli, New Delhi, India
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Fodor's "Named for the Muslim sultan Qutab-ud-din Aibak, this striking tower is 238 feet high, with 376 steps, and the tallest stone tower in India." Full review
Concierge "The slender 239-foot column of Qutub Minar was erected in 1199 by Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Islamic sultan of Delhi."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"In a city awash with ancient ruins, the Qutb Minar complex is something special." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A complex of buildings that mingles Islamic and Hindu decorative styles." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Qutab Minar that gives the complex its name is an unmissable, soaring Afghan-style victory tower and minaret, erected by sultan Qutb-ud-din in 1193 to proclaim his supremacy over the..." Full review
Lonely Planet "In the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid is a 6.7m-high iron pillar that is much more ancient than any of the surrounding monuments...it hasn't rusted over the past 1600 years" Full review
Afar Magazine "Originally an ancient Islamic monument, the Qutub Minar is the tallest tower in India." Full review
Afar Magazine "Nous somme base a Nouvelle Delhi . Delhi est 2 ieme grande ville de l'inde . la ville ofree plusieure belle visite des munuments , Vous allez decouvrir vieille ville ( OLD DELHI ) ...." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This towering minar—which can be spotted from many places in the city—was commissioned to issue the azan (call to prayer) and tells a beautiful tale of the invincibility of the Mughal rulers who started building it in 1192" Full review
Travel + Leisure "If it’s possible to have such a thing as a favorite monument, I think this would be Delhi’s." Full review
India Gate Fodor's Condé Nast Traveler Afar Magazine Lonely Planet
New Delhi, India
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Fodor's "This massive sandstone arch was designed... in memory of the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who fell in World War I and the Third Afghan War." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The gardens around India Gate are a pleasant place to saunter and people-watch." Full review
Afar Magazine "The monument resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and commemorates the 71,000 soldiers who lost their lives in World War I." Full review
Lonely Planet "Constantly thronged by tourists, is India Gate... 42m-high stone memorial arch." Full review
