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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Hastsal Minaret, its history, architecture
Mains level: NA
Introduction
- The Hastsal Minar, also known as the Mini Qutub Minar or Chhota Qutub Minar, stands as a Grade A heritage monument in Delhi, silently narrating stories of an era marked by grandeur and mystery amidst ruins and encroachment.
About Hastsal Minaret
| Description | |
| Name | Mini Qutub Minar (Chhota Qutub Minar, Mini Minar, Kaushal Minar, Hastsal ki Laat) |
| Location | Hastsal village in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, India |
| Built | 1650 |
| Builder | Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan |
| Original Height | 5 storeys, topped with a domed Chhatri pavilion |
| Current Height | 3 storeys, 16.87 meters (55 feet) tall |
| Structure | Built with Lakhori bricks and clad with red sandstone |
| Significance | Grade A listed, protected heritage monument with the Department of Archaeology, India |
| History | Originally built as a hunting lodge tower for Shah Jahan
Used to have a tunnel connecting it to the royal hunting lodge nearby |
| Architecture | Resembles Qutub Minar in Delhi, octagonal platform, narrow staircase |
| Threats | Endangered due to neglect, lack of conservation, encroachment by new constructions, surrounded by urbanization |
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