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Tomb of Imam Zamin

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The tomb is built in the Lodhi architectural style. The mausoleum is square in shape and measures 7.3 metres (24 ft) in both length and breadth. The roof is supported by twelve pillars and is surmounted by a sandstone dome with
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is a mausoleum housing the remains of Muhammad Ali (popularly known as Imam Zamin), an Islamic cleric of the 16th century. It is located at the
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on all the sides, except the west and south. The dome rises from an octagonal drum and is decorated with a marble panel above the
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According to the inscription on the entrance, the mausoleum was built by Zamin between 1537 and 1538 during the reign of
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The entire sandstone structure was originally covered by polished
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Interior of the mausoleum, the cenotaph made of marble in ground
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and his original name was Muhammad Ali. Zamin was thus a
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Qutb Minar complex
Delhi
28°31′27″N 77°11′09″E / 28.52417°N 77.18583°E / 28.52417; 77.18583
UNESCO World Heritage Site
session
Qutb Minar and its monuments
India
Qutb Minar complex
Delhi
Humayun
Muhammad
Sayyid
Chishti sect
Turkestan
Sikandar Lodi
imam
Qutb Minar complex
Humayun
Alai Darwaza
jalis
chhajja
crenelles
cenotaph
mihrab
stucco
Naskh
The tomb in the foreground, Alai Darwaza and Qutb Minar at the background
Alai Darwaza
Qutb Minar

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