Chor minar — Attraction in Hauz Khas

Don't loose your head 🤣💀⚰️🥀🗼

This just so happens to be one of Delhi’s many undiscovered historic gems.... Back in the day this place was known as the Tower of Beheading 🫠🌠🔥🪓

This lil unique tower is located in the fancy Hauz Khas area of Delhi today buuuut back in her day she was used for the execution of numerous thieves 🌌🎉🤙

This bad girl was built by sultan Khilji Minar a few hundred years ago and I kinda like his style today... Take these robbers and kill 'em all.... Let God sort 'em out! Makes our world a better place and gives the people some entertainment in the process aaaaand who knows maybe some discouragement from being a piece of human garbage 😛🗑️😂☠️🤣🎆

Believe it or not there are rumours that this ole tower is actually haunted.... Can't imagine why when they have been letting all these heads roll for a couple of centuries 🙃🙂🤣👻

Word on the streets is that the locals that live near by here don't come around at night buuut during the day plenty of people are here drinking chai and enjoying this lovely lil ruin...

The Chor Minar, tucked away in a quiet neighbourhood near Laxman Public School, dates back to the Khalji period (late 13th-early 14th century). It’s not a huge monument, just a single tower very reminiscent of the kos minars that mark the Grand Trunk Road. It’s broader and taller than a kos minar, though, with a spiral staircase leading up to the roof on the inside of the tower. The outside of the tower is pockmarked with holes, and this is where the name of the tower is derived from. The legend goes that the decapitated heads of thieves (and, presumably other criminals) were placed in these holes to be publicly exposed, and to thus act as a deterrent.

You can go inside the circular enclosure that houses the tower, but you can’t go upstairs. No...

The Chor Minar, situated in a serene neighborhood near Laxman Public School, traces its origins to the Khilji dynasty of the late 13th to early 14th century.

Unlike grand structures, it consists of a solitary tower resembling the minars found along the Grand Trunk Road. However, it stands out by being both wider and taller, featuring a spiral staircase within leading to its rooftop. However the access is restricted nowadays.

The tower's exterior is marked by numerous holes, which give it its name. According to legend, these holes were used to display the severed heads of thieves and other criminals as a grim warning to deter robbery. Visitors can explore the circular enclosure surrounding the monument. Admission is...