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The Sher Shah Suri Era Monuments in Taxila
(Sarai Kala, Mughal Era Mosque and portion of Original Grand Trunk Road)
33°44'15.82"N, 72°48'4.22"E
As soon as one enters the historical city of Taxila, he comes across the remains of massive gates and a portion of a dilapidated wall of Sarai (inn ) near the Taxila bus stand. The gate and a part of a wall are visible from the link road. The Sarai once covered a large area and used to fulfill the requirements of the troops and people who would travel from Kabul to Dehli and stay in this Sarai. The Sarai is now located within the earlier residential town of Taxila with the result that the enclosed area of the Sarai has been turned into automobile garages, business centers, shops, and houses. Though the exact size of the Sarai cannot be precisely determined, it may be inferred from the structural remains that it once extended as far as the present G.T. Road, a distance of more than 200 feet.
There is an old mosque which is located in the vicinity of Sarai as well, which is also supposed to be constructed in the early 17th century.
There is also a 100-meter-plus part of the ancient road of Sher Shah Suri’s G.T. Road. This was one of the four roads built by the Afghan ruler during his reign between 1539 and 1545 A.D.
