Chor minar
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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 🏙️🧿❤️🔥🥳
Nate Allen
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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 fee is charged.
Madhulika Liddle
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THIS MINAR BUILT OF RUBBLE MASONRY STANDS IN THE CENTRE DE MELATFORM EACH OF THE FOUR SIDES OF THE PLATFORM HAB THREE ARCHED RECESSES, THE CENTRAL ONE ON THE FAST BEING A DOORWAY WHICH GIVES AGGESS TO A SPIRAL STAIR LEADING TO THE TOP. THE MiNAR ITSELF IS CIRCULAR IN PLAN ÄND. TAPERS TOWARDS THE FARTHER END. THE CHIEF FEATURE OF INTEREST IS THE CIRCULAR HOLES ON THE EXTERNAL FACE OF THI MINAR. TRADITIONALLY IT IS KNOWN AS CHOR-MiNAR BECAUSE IT WAS POSSIBLY BUILT TO STRIKE TERROR TO THE THEIVES (CHOR) BY PLAGING THEIR SEVEREO MEADS IN THESE HOLES FOR PUBLIG EXPOSURE. IT WAS PROBABLY BUILT DURING THE KHALJI PERIOD (A. D.1290-1321)
Ankit Sahay
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Chor Minar, or the "Thieves' Tower," is a fascinating, if slightly eerie, historical site in Delhi. Its unique architecture, with numerous small holes dotting its surface, definitely sparks curiosity. While the history behind it is a bit gruesome (it's believed the holes were used to display the heads of criminals), it's a compelling glimpse into Delhi's past. It's a quick stop, and while there's not a lot to do there, it's a great spot for history buffs and those looking for something a little off the beaten path. Definitely worth a visit if you're exploring the Hauz Khas area.
Sharik khan
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Chor Minar has an interesting story behind it. Apparently was used during Alauddin Khilji period, around thirteenth to fourteenth century. Khilji used this tower as a place to display beheaded heads of criminals, as the heads were slotted and hanged from the many holes in this tower. It seems like the tower was much taller or had a dome as the upper part seems to have been destroyed.
Chhanda Barman
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Great monument to "law and order" (read history!), where Emperor Khilji, fed up with theft and robbery in his reign, would keep the heads of thieves on display as a deterrent to others. It's literally an island of quietitude amidst the sprawling posh Hauz Khas neighborhood. Use your Google map to find since most people aren't even aware they're lucky to be surrounded by history.
Aditya Malaviya
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Summer House Delhi
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2, Chor Minar Rd, Kaushalya Park, Kausalya Park, Block L, Padmini Enclave, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India
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Chor Minar or 'Tower of Thieves' is a 13th-century minaret with 225 holes, situated just off Aurobindo Marg in the Hauz Khas area, in New Delhi. The Chor Minar is nearly 700 to 800 years old. it's also situated in narnaul Haryana near dhosi hills 120 km away from Delhi
attractions: ROCK GARDEN, Udman Hotel Panchshila Park, Shri Jagannath Mandir, Hauz Khas, Begumpur Mosque, Nili Masjid, Sai Baba Temple, Shani Temple IIT, Mac Tattoos, Hauz khas Quila, Gallery ONKAF, restaurants: Summer House Delhi, Cafe Tesu, Yes Minister Bowling, Bar & Kitchen, Auro Kitchen Bar, Haldiram's - Green Park, The Potbelly Rooftop Cafe, Nukkad Cafe And Bar, Panchshila Club, Rustique - Cafe & Bar, Chaayos Cafe at SDA Market
