{"id":149,"date":"2008-08-10T22:18:32","date_gmt":"2008-08-11T03:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/?p=149"},"modified":"2014-09-21T17:46:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T00:46:06","slug":"qutb-minar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/2008\/08\/10\/qutb-minar","title":{"rendered":"Qutb Minar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After spending all day yesterday dealing with the madness that is the Delhi rail station, James and I decided to go sightseeing today. We went to see the tallest brick structure in the world at the Qutb Minar complex. They used to let you up the 72 meter spire, until 40 people were trampled to death at the exit. While the minaret is impressive, it was the 7 meter iron pillar that really got our attention. It was forged around 400AD, and is 99% pure. That level of metallurgy wasn&#8217;t achieved in the west until the middle ages. This leads James to believe that it is really an alien artifact, a theory that the inscription seems to verify. There is also a 45 meter hole in the ground (measured by our inaccurate spit-timing method). Deep well, or entrance to the hidden tunnel complex? Further exploration is clearly needed. We plan to return with rapelling gear and torches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-photo\">\n<div class=\"wpg2tag-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6815\" title=\"Qutb Minar\" rel=\"lightbox[149]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6814&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" id=\"IFid1\" class=\"ImageFrame_none\" alt=\"Qutb Minar\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"giDescription\">Qutb Minar<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-photo\">\n<div class=\"wpg2tag-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6818\" title=\"James and Iron Pillar\" rel=\"lightbox[149]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6817&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" id=\"IFid2\" class=\"ImageFrame_none\" alt=\"James and Iron Pillar\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"giDescription\">James and Iron Pillar<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-photo\">\n<div class=\"wpg2tag-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6821\" title=\"Iron Pillar Inscription\" rel=\"lightbox[149]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6820&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" id=\"IFid3\" class=\"ImageFrame_none\" alt=\"Iron Pillar Inscription\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"giDescription\">Iron Pillar Inscription<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-photo\">\n<div class=\"wpg2tag-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6824\" title=\"45 meter hole\" rel=\"lightbox[149]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/gallery2\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=6823&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" id=\"IFid4\" class=\"ImageFrame_none\" alt=\"45 meter hole\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"giDescription\">45 meter hole<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending all day yesterday dealing with the madness that is the Delhi rail station, James and I decided to go sightseeing today. 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