EditorialA man walks among the rubble of a minaret that fell into his yard after the earthquake in the Kayabasi village, Turkey, on Feb. 11, 2023. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)
EditorialA view of Qutub Minar, the world’s tallest brick minaret, from Sanjay Van, a sprawling forest in Delhi, India, in March of 2021. (Emily Schmall/The New York Times)
EditorialGandikotta Pass, on the Pennar River; women by a body of water; figures by a cave on the right; rocks and cliffs on either side; the points of a minaret in the distance. Northern Entrance of GUNDECOTTA PASS. [London] ; [Bengal] : Published according to...
EditorialThe Qutb Minar. One of the greatest monuments of Islamic architecture in India, the minaret forms part of a complex containing some of the earliest structures of Muslim rule in the country. Hastings Albums. 1815. watercolour. Source: Add.Or.4832. Langu...
EditorialRemains of the heavily damaged al-Hadba minaret, its tilted tower was an iconic symbol of Mosul, Iraq, on June 7, 2021. (Andrea DiCenzo/The New York Times)