Site Name: Agra (Kailash Nagar)
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


A Mughal-period distance marker located on the Grand Trunk Road in Kailash Nagar in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster. It is the first Kos Minar on the Grand Trunk Road from Agra towards Lahore. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle); the Mahavir Baba Temple stands immediately to its south.