Indo-Islamic Monuments in Haryana
  • Indo-Islamic Monuments in Haryana
  • Indo-Islamic Monuments in Haryana
  • Indo-Islamic Monuments in Haryana
Indo-Islamic Monuments in Haryana

Indo-Islamic Monuments in Haryana

 
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Khwaja Sarai, Faridabad, Haryana

The present day Khwaja Sarai is in a deteriorated condition and is reused for residential purpose by the locals. Only a part of a wall survives and is visible from the main street. The wall is constructed of stone and mortar and left unplastered while the interiors are plastered. A band of crenellations is present at the parapet level. Some of the rooms of the sarai survive as part of modern houses constructed later by the residents. The interiors have flat ceiling supported on beams and arches spanning the width of the rooms.

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Kos Minar 19, Palwal

Kos Minar 19, Palwal

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Kos Minar, Faridabad, Haryana

Kos Minars or distance pillars were raised to mark the distance travelled; the minars (pillars) were placed at intervals of a kos (a distance of approximately 4.17 km). These are plastered brick structures standing on square platform. Each minar soars from a tapering octagonal base which is separated from the upper circulatory portion by a molding. This kos minar surviving along the Agra-Lahore highway, in Faridabad was possibly erected during the 17th century when Mughal rulers vastly improved this important route. Although not individually especially impressive, they become so when we consider the large territory they once marked.

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