Legends of Qutub Minar

Some people believe that Qutub-Minar was actually built by Prithviraj Chauhan so that daughter could behold the sacred river Yamuna from its top as part of her daily worship. However, since the Minar's entire architecture seems to be of Islamic origin, these legends seem to be baseless. However, Hindu craftsmen and sculptured stones of some Hindu temples were certainly employed for its construction as evident from the 'Devanagari' inscriptions on its surface. It is said that a cupola surmounted the stone tower originally, which was destroyed by an earthquake. Later, an effort was made to replace it in the 19th century but as it did not look good, it was brought down in 1848 and can still be seen on the lawns to the south east of the minar.