“The conservation of Alai Darwaza is on the cards ... The new lights will highlight their opulent architectural features — calligraphic verses, corbels, and intricate carving — even after ...

The façade features pre-Turkish carvings and patterns ... Although Khilji had intended to expand the mosque on all four sides, only Alai Darwaza could be completed before his death in 1316.

Within the Qutub complex, ASI will be conserving the Alai Darwaza and the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque’s archway so that the original features are not lost,” said Singh. Alai Darwaza and the Quwwat ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will start the first phase of conservation work on the 13th-century Alai Darwaza, the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in the Qutub complex ...