This pillar dates back to 4th century A.D. The pillar is made of 98% of pure iron. In-spite of such high proportion of iron, it is 100% corrosion resistant even after 1600 years. This feat clearly shows great technological achievements of the ancient Indians. There are Sanskrit inscription in the Brahmi script on the pillar that states it was erected as a flagstaff in honor of the Hindu god, Vishnu, and in the memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta II. It is not clear how and when the pillar has been moved from Udaygiri to its present location.
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A marvel in itself ! Thanks for sharing this .
amazing!
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One wonder beyond science and technology ....
aah!!...have been here so many times.....
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Amazing that something so relatively small is so heavy. I have visited this complex, and the Qutb Minar tower is breathtaking.
It is a pillar testifying to the technological achievements of Indians! I would never question those achievements. Your blog has provided numerous testimony backing up those achievements.
nice pic
informative post
It's incredible! Hard to imagine something so old!
Seems like a very strong pillar ever erected! Stunningly strong!
There is a belief associated with it as well that one cannot stand back towards the pillar and hold hands turned back..
Amazing pillar and fascination history, Rajesh!! Wonderful capture for the day! Have a great week!
Sylvia
Interesting information and shot.
Some and their engineering capabilities in buiding the structure!! Great post. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
It is unimaginable how much they knew back so very very long ago. And I also can't imagine how they moved it.
Wow! Amazing pillar!
I would never have guessed an iron column that old would have survived, that does indeed say a lot about their technological achievements!
Amazing information, Rajesh. It was a long, long time after that before Europe reached the Iron Age.
K
What a phenomenal structure. It is so hard to believe how people could build something like this so many, many years ago. I am amazed that it is made mostly of iron. What a spectacular pillar. genie
That's a well built pillar and guaranteed corrosion free! Such great history!
oh how i would love to be there in person. thank you for this picture and information.
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Fantastic framing.
Beautiful colors and shapes to enjoy art. beautiful picture of these beautiful bows. Greetings.
Wow that's amazing no corrosion after so many years !
Wonderful framing of the pillar!
Wow fantastic about the pillar being corrosion resistant after more than a thousand year.
A long lasting miracle of engineering.
I like the shape of the arches a lot. Carver, ABC Wednesday Team
What an amazing marvel of ancient times.
I never heard of a pillar of iron before.
I like the shape of the arches very much.
I linked to your blog today!
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Calling by as another Our World Tuesday participant, an impressive archway, like your composition.
Brilliant architecture is for sure. Lovely shots.
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Incredible India! and Interesting post :)
It's amazing that an iron pillar that old has no corrosion. Thanks for sharing this wonder with us.
What an incredible structure. It's amazing to think about something like that being built so long ago.
Incredible structure!
Its really amazing. Nice shot as well. I understand that a study of the composition of the metal was undertaken by IIT, Kanpur quite some years ago and they came out with some reasoning. May be you can Google it out.
Impressive! Great shot.
nice click..BTW i stay v close to the minar,its visible from my roof top :)
Intriguing, and amazing it is still in one place with the passing of the centuries.
Incredible structure: great resistance indeed, after 1600 years.
Nice image, Rajesh.
lovely archs...with an informative post.
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Thank you all for appreciating this ancient wonder.
Very nice picture of the famous monument!
Marvelous !
Mind blowing...Ancient Indians were much more technologically advanced compared to the advancement we have nowadays and Iron pillar is one of the fine illustration of it...!!!
wonderful frame....
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