| 词条 | Firoz Minar |
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| name = Firoz Minar | native_name = | native_language = | image = File:Firoze Minar at Gaur in Malda district 10.jpg | caption = | type = Tower | locmapin = | coordinates = {{Coord|24.8737|88.1305}} | etymology = Named after Saifuddin Firuz Shah | location = Gaur, West Bengal, India | nearest_city = English Bazaar | height = {{convert|26|m|ft}} | area = | built = 1489 | architect = | architecture = | governing_body = Archaeological Survey of India | owner = }} Firoz Minar (also known as Firuz Minar) (English: Tower of Firoz/Firuz) is a five-storeyed tower situated at Gaur, West Bengal, India. It was built by Sultan Saifuddin Firuz Shah of the Habshi dynasty between 1485 and 1489. It was built in the Tughlaqi style of architecture. Although the first two storeys are dodecagonal, the final two are circular in shape. LocationFiroz Minor is located one kilometre away from the Dakhil Darwaza at the city of Gaur. Gaur is at a distance of {{convert|16|km|mile}} from English Bazaar and is situated at the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] HistoryThe minar was built by Sultan Saifuddin Firuz Shah of the Habshi dynasty. The construction started in 1485 and ended in 1489.[1] Colloquially, the tower is referred as Pir Asa Mandir and Chiragh Dani.[3] The tower also commemorates Firuz Shah's victories in battlefield.[4] According to tradition, Firuz Shah threw the chief architect from the topmost storey as he was not satisified with the minar's height and wanted it to be taller.[2] ArchitectureThe minar resembles the Qutb Minar of Delhi.[1] Firoz Minar is five storeyed structure. The first three stories are dodecagonal while the next two are circular in shape.[3] The tower is {{convert|26|m|ft}} high and its circumference is {{convert|19|m|ft}}.[1] A spiral 73 step staircase leads to its top.[4] Although there was a dome at the topmost storey, it has got replaced by a flat roof due to restoration work.[5] The minar is built in Tughlaqi architecture and there are terracotta works on its walls.[1] The tower sits on top of a masonry plinth.[6] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |title=Places to visit |url=http://malda.gov.in/place_about.htm |accessdate=24 March 2019}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Firoz Minar}}2. ^{{cite web |title=ইতিহাসের দেশে ২ / দাখিল দরওয়াজা, ফিরোজ মিনার, বাইশগজী দেওয়াল |url=https://www.khaboronline.com/travel/short-tour/in-the-land-of-history-dakhil-darwaja-firoj-minar-and-baishgajee-deoyal/ |publisher=Khabar Online |accessdate=24 March 2019 |language=bn |date=24 May 2018}} 3. ^{{cite book |author1=Z. A. Desai |authorlink1=Z. A. Desai |title=Indo-Islamic architecture |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6yIPDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT43&dq=eklakhi+tomb&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjiku2c15jhAhWOWX0KHcm8AAIQ6AEIOzAD#v=snippet&q=firuz%20minar&f=false |publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|date=1970 |isbn=9788123024066}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |last1=Safvi |first1=Rana |title=Once upon a fort: Gaur’s Firoz Minar is still an imposing sight |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/once-upon-a-fort-gaurs-firoz-minar-is-still-an-imposing-sight/article26407049.ece |publisher=The Hindu |accessdate=24 March 2019 |date=2 March 2019}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |title=Firoz Minar |url=http://www.asikolkata.in/maldah.aspx |publisher=ASI Kolkata |accessdate=24 March 2019}} 6. ^{{cite book |author1=John Cumming |title=Revealing India`s Past: A Record Of Archaeological Conservation And Exploration In India And Beyond |date=2005 |publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd |page=70}} 4 : 1489 establishments|Bengali architecture|Architecture of Bangladesh|Islamic architecture |
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