New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.

The Iron Pillar of Delhi, India : Pillar is 7.21m high with a 41cm diameter that stands in the middle of an empty square in the Qutub Complex, New Delhi, India.

The Iron Pillar of Delhi, erected over a millennium ago during the Gupta Empire, stands as a marvel of ancient metallurgy. Despite centuries of exposure, it remains remarkably rust-free, defying ...

(CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements? It seems implausible, considering the supposed lack of technology at the time of ...

THE freedom from rusting of the famous iron pillar at Delhi has long been a subject of comment and has been attributed by some writers to the peculiar properties of the ancient iron from which it ...

Iron pillar of Delhi or Ashoka Pillar is 7 meters high structure in the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India. saiko3p – stock.adobe.com. Turns out, it’s just human ingenuity learnt from the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Iron Pillar of Delhi ” in SA Supplements Vol. 56 No. 1436supp (July 1903), p. 23018 doi:10.1038 ...

New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.

By Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements? It seems implausible, considering the supposed lack of ...