Cue Card-39
A tall building you saw
• Which building is it? // Where is it? // Who you went with? // What did you do?
The tall building that I visited is the Qutub Minar. // It is situated in Delhi. // I had gone there with my family. // I admired the architecture and clicked photos.
India has been a land rich in culture and heritage and is a home to many beautiful monuments and buildings. The tall building that I visited last month with my family is the Qutab Minar in Delhi. It was built in 1193 by Qutub-ud-din-Aibak after whom, it is named. It is a marvelous structure which has stood the test of time for so many years and still stands as it was built. It is a 73-metre high tower. The tower was started by Qutub-ud-din Aibak who in his lifetime was only able to complete the base and his successors got the 5 stories made. The different styles of architecture are clearly visible in this building. Apart from the tower, the complex comprises of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, the first ever Mosque built in North India and is an attraction for thousands of tourists every year. It has an Afghan style of architecture and is a charming structure of red marble. It is also called the marble tower of success. Qutub means justice and due to this, it is known as a symbol of Islamic justice. On my visit, I clicked several pictures and it was a great learning experience as I saw something that I had read about only in books, everything was there for me to see live. I saw the great architecture and enjoyed a lot.
Follow ups:
1. Have you seen many tall buildings in your country? (Yes, there are many tall, multi-storied buildings in my country which are called sky scrapers.)
2. What are some advantages of tall buildings? (Some advantages of tall buildings are that they occupy less ground area and accomodate more people in proportion to the ground area covered, living in tall buildings gives easy access to sunlight and fresh air.)
3. What are some disadvantages of tall buildings? (Tall buildings may block sunlight of other places near them, construction of tall buildings is hazardous for the people building them. During the construction phase there is high risk of the structure falling apart which can be fatal for a lot of people.)
4. Do you like to live in a tall or short building? (I prefer to live in a short building as for me open space with a lawn and flowers is more important.)
Related Question: Describe a historical monument.
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