Вот он и знаменитая Железная Колонна неподалеку:



Как я и предполагал,носит следы "подновлений":



http://www.newdelhibest.com/photofeature/qutubminar/2.htm

КТО ПОДНОВЛЯЛ? Некий британский майор Смит:

The purpose for building this beautiful monument has been speculated upon, apart from the usual role of a minaret—that of calling people for prayer in a mosque—in this case the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque to the northeast of minar in AD 1198. It is the earliest extant mosque built by the Delhi Sultans. Other reasons ascribed to its construction are as a tower of victory, a monument signifying the might of Islam, or a watch tower for defence. Controversy also surrounds the origins for the name of the tower. Many historians believe that the Qutb Minar was named after the first Turkish sultan, Qutb-ud-din Aibak but others contend that it was named in honour of Khwaja Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki of Ush, a saint from Baghdad who came to live in India who was greatly venerated by Iltutmish. According to the inscriptions on its surface it was repaired by Firuz Shah Tughlaq (AD 1351–88) and Sikandar Lodi (AD 1489–1517). Major R.Smith also repaired and restored the minar in 1829

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutub_Minar

Он,подозреваю,и внес элемент победившего христианства в его конструкцию,заложив крестом одну из верхних дверей минарета.

Чтобы это подтвердить или опровергнуть,необходимо получить снимки верхушки минарета,а с этим у нас почему-то возникают проблемы:

http://images.google.ru/images?svnum=10&hl=ru&lr=&q=++Qutub+Minar&btnG=%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA

ЗЫ.Злые языки также утверждали,что подобный символ был также установлен некими британскими "альпинистами" и на верхушке Тадж-Махала...