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  3. India, 2008
  4. Delhi

Qutb Minar

Qutb Minar is the world's tallest brick minaret. It was begin in 1193 and completed in 1386. The minaret is 72 meters high with 379 step to the top. The diameter at the base is 14.3 meters. Wikipedia states that it "is notable for being on of the earliest and most prominent examples of Indo-Islamic architecture." Within the complex is an iron pillar that was allegedly first erected in 375-413 AD or even as early as 912 BCE. It was later brought to Qutb Minar. Qutb Minar is the first mosque built on the Indian subcontinent.
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  • This iron pillar -- which is 7.3 meters tall -- dates from the period 375-414 or even as early as 912 BCE. The intriguing aspect of the pillar is that it has not rusted in about 2000 years. It is known to be 98% iron, 0.25% P, 0.15% C, with much smaller amounts of S, Si, N, Mn, Cu, and Ni. It is apparently the high phosphorus content that has kept the pillar from rusting. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_pillar_of_Delhi. Also see refs. therein.

    This iron pillar -- which is 7.3 meters tall -- dates from the period 375-414 or even as early as 912 BCE. The intriguing aspect of the pillar is that it has not rusted in about 2000 years. It is known to be 98% iron, 0.25% P, 0.15% C, with much smaller amounts of S, Si, N, Mn, Cu, and Ni. It is apparently the high phosphorus content that has kept the pillar from rusting. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_pillar_of_Delhi. Also see refs. therein.

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