Sidi Bashir Mosque
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The Sidi Bashir Mosque is a former Sufi mosque, now in partial ruins in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Only the central gateway and two minarets survive; they are known as the Jhulta Minar or Shaking Mina
The Jhulta Minars mosque
Ruins of the former mosque, in 1866
Minarets of the former mosque, in 1866
Qutb Minar
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The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and victory tower, built during the Delhi sultanate, and comprising the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mehrauli, S
Sidi Bashir Mosque
…The minarets are able to withstand fast-moving trains passing close by. Entry to the shaking minaret was prohibited following an incident in 1981 at Qutb Minar in Delhi, when a stampede resulted in the deaths of many children. There is also damage to the upper sections. The Raj Bibi Mosque, also in Ahmedabad…
Minar in Delhi, India
Kuttull Minor, Delhi. The Qutb Minar, 1805
Decorative motifs on upper levels
Inscriptions at the base