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in Southern India. It is 63 metres high and is divided into 4 storeys and 24 chambers. A small mosque or praying hall sits at the base of the tower, which is covered with Persian blue tiles. The tower also displays some indigenous Indian architectural features such as the brackets supporting its
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Manohar, Mohit (2021). "A Victory Tower Built by a Slave: The Chand Minar at Daulatabad in Deccan India".
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balconies. The tower's height makes it visible from every corner of the Daulatabad Fort.
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The Chand Minar is considered to be among the finest specimens of
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The Tower of the Moon as viewed from Daulatabad-Deogiri fort
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This article about an Indian building or structure is a
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Minaret
Daulatabad, Maharashtra
India
19°56′40″N 75°13′03″E / 19.944416°N 75.217429°E / 19.944416; 75.217429
Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah
Daulatabad
Maharashtra
Daulatabad fort
Bahmani
Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah
victory
Vijayanagara Empire
Qutb Minar
Indo-Islamic architecture



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10.1163/22118993-00381P03
Indo-Islamic architecture
ISBN
9788123024066
"Fort of fatal surprises & deadly innovations"
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