GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Hyderabad
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Allahabad
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Ahmedabad
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Lucknow
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are two well-known pairs of Shaking Minarets in Ahmedabad, one located opposite the Sarangpur Darwaja and the other near the Kalupur Railway Station Area. The one near Sarangpur Darwaja is within the vicinity of the Sidi Bashir Mosque built in 1452 AD by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Jhuta Minar showcase genuine architectural craftsmanship of medival India. They are constructed in the Gothic Muslim manner with Rajputana influences. The minar is 34 meters long and has three storeys. They include well-balanced balconies made of stone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indo-Islamic architecture of Gujarat Some designs push out balconies at intervals up the shaft; the most extreme version of this was in the lost upper parts of the so-called “shaking minarets” at the Jama Mosque, Ahmedabad, which fell down in an earthquake in 1819.