alleryWhich was the first structure of the Qutb Complex in Delhi?
AAlai Darwaza
BAlai Minar
CTomb of Balban
DQuwwat-ul-Islam
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Quwwat-ul-Islam
1. The Qutb Complex was begun by 1199 under Muhammad of Ghor.
2. The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, now a ruin, was the first structure.
3. The Alai Darwaza dates from 1311, and Balban's tomb is a separate monument.
_Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Delhi Sultanate_
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