Kos Minar
Mile Pillar situated within the premises of Delhi Zoological Park, on Mathura Road. These were Mile Pillars which were erected during the rule of mediavel Afghan ruler of Delhi Sher Shah Suri(1540-45) and later by Mughul rulers. They were erected on the main highways marking the distance. One Kos is equivalent to 3kms.
They were solid round pillars around 30 feet in height that stands on a masonry platform built with bricks and plastered with lime. They were important tools of communication and travel in Mughul empire.
Many such Kos Minars were constructed in the highways from Agra to Ajmer via Jaipur, Agra to Lahore/Peshawar via Delhi, Agra to Mandu in the South and Delhi to Bengal via Kanauj in the East. Modern Indian highways have come up in the same route marked by these Minars.
This one of the few surviving Kos Minar is situated on Mathura Road and is well preserved.
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