Kos Minar, Chhata, UP
  • Kos Minar, Chhata, UP
  • Kos Minar, Chhata, UP
  • Kos Minar, Chhata, UP
Kos Minar, Chhata, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located east of the Grand Trunk Road in the southern part of Chhata town in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster, with carved merlons on the octagonal base and two ring mouldings on the tapering cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).