186x230mm. View looking through the central decorated arch of the Kutub in Old Delhi towards the iron pillar. Standing in the centre of the courtyard, the 22 foot iron pillar with a capital in Persian style was probably constructed around the 5th century A.D. and displays a remarkable skill in the forging of iron that was later lost. The inscription on the pillar states that it was dedicated to Vishnu, and it probably supported a figure of Garuda, later removed by the Mohammedans.