Qutab Minar, Taj tilting?

Published May 7, 2005

NEW DELHI: Is the Qutab Minar tilting? While the government feels that there has been a “very negligible” tilt in one of the best architectural wonders, it has formed a committee to look into the finer details. Not only this, the government has also carried out studies to check the verticality of the four minarets of Taj Mahal. Report by the survey of India is awaited.

“A committee has been formed to take a detailed look into the tilt in Qutab Minar,” official sources said. —By arrangement with AsianAge/Delhi

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