32°26'34.91"N 74° 6'39.82"E
Relevance: SHER SHAH SURI
Date of Visit:- 02 JULY 2017 & 2023
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Wazirabad is located on the banks of river Chenab and is nearly thirty kilometers from the District Capital Gurjanawala.
A historical 16 th Century edifice stands in a decrepit state on the route of the old Grand Trunk road in this city. It is believed that this building was constructed in 1560 in the Sher Shah Suri era and was used as a mail station (Dakh Chowki) in his reign.
This edifice is rectangular and constructed on a brick platform of 70 x 70 feet, which was raised nearly 03 feet above the natural ground surface. It has rough dimensions of 40 x 40 feet. On all four walls, pointed arch openings are present. The structure has squinches on all four corners to raise a circular dome. However, the dome is not present now, and it might be fallen in past. The thickness of the walls is nearly 04 feet and it is constructed of small bricks. On the external facade, cut brickwork is used. There are four small minarets also present on each corner that seems to be reconstructed. All plasterwork is disappeared; at some points on the inner side of the pointed arch sign of fresco work still can be seen.
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