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Video: When the Qutub Minar was once crowned by a Hindu-style cupola designed by an Englishman

Name: Video: When the Qutub Minar was once crowned by a Hindu-style cupola designed by an Englishman
Uploaded: 2018-05-20T14:01:36.968244+05:30
Channel: Ramakrishnan M
Description: After an 1803 earthquake, Colonel Robert Smith, an Army engineer of the East India Company, repaired the damaged minaret in the most unusual way.

After an 1803 earthquake, Colonel Robert Smith, an Army engineer of the East India Company, repaired the damaged minaret in the most unusual way.

Ramakrishnan M

Feb 12, 2018 · 08:45 am

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