The Horse-Shoe arch was first introduced in the

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(c) Alai Darwazah — The Horse-Shoe arch was first introduced in the Alai Darwazah. The Alai Darwaza was built by Alauddin Khilji by enlarging the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque's enclosures of colonnades and providing them two gateways. In this and other buildings constructed by the Khiljis, the true arch in the form of a pointed horseshoe, broad dome, recessed arches under the squinch, perforated windows, inscriptional bands and use of red sandstone relieved by marble are features characteristic of Khilji architecture.

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(A) Tomb of Iltutmish

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(B) Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq

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(D) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque

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