The first acquaintance. A fort tuglakabad

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In a court yard of a mosque the attention one more surprising monument, the live certificate of the genius of the Indian people draws. It is a 24-foot steel column, erected in V century on command induistskogo king Chandry Varmana. Pjatnadtsativekovuju the column was touched by a rust, it sparkles on the sun, and we accurately saw six lines of the Sanskrit text put on it. Till now nobody can explain, how, under what recipe could produce stainless steel of the master during those times so far from us.

In eight kilometres to the east from Kutb-Minara the rests of fort Tuglakabada constructed by the founder of a dynasty, correcting Delhi sultanatom with 1320 for 1400 have remained. Among ruins of a fort and nowadays there is a fine tomb-mausoleum from red sandstone and white marble where are buried the founder of dynasty Gijazuddin Tuglak and his son Muhammad-bin Tuglak. At board Tuglakidov it has been much made for state prosperity while it has not failed under Timur's blows. Everywhere irrigational systems were created, bridges were erected, schools and hospitals were under construction. The mail service has been entered. Tuglakabad, one of eight cities - predecessors of Delhi, was short capital, but it has undoubtedly brought the mite in development of architectural style of the Indian capital.

To Tell about all architectural monuments of capital it is impossible. Them has remained more than thousand. It and the mausoleums of the indijsko-Afghani dynasty Lodi correcting in XV - XVI centuries. It and one of masterpieces mogolskoj architecture of the middle of XVI century - the majestic mausoleum of emperor Humajuna constructed of red sandstone, white, black and yellow marble. It and ruins of fortress Purana-Kila concerning besides the period. And the greatest in the country-amazing of beauty mosque Dzhamma-Masdzhid located opposite to a historical Red fort. Major landmarks are connected with a majestic construction of a fort in history of India so, that 6 it it is necessary to tell especially.