Visitors to the courtyard of the complex’s Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque will immediately spot an imposing 7.2-meter, six-ton iron pillar with a decorative top that’s even older than the complex.

The well-known iron pillar near the Kutub Minar, Delhi, and the rectangular iron beams of the temple at Puri, to which the dates 640 A.D.–1174 A.D. have been ascribed, are cited as examples of ...

In the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, an imposing iron pillar rises tall. At 7.2 metres and weighing six tons, this structure predates even the complex it resides in. Dating back to the ...