Hiran Minar
Fatehpur Sikri, India
The Hiran Minar ("antelope tower") is located north and west of the Hathi Pol, outside of the palace complex, just north of the imperial caravanserai. Measuring twenty-one meters in height, the tower's plan is octagonal at its base, circular after the height of 3.91 meters, and topped with a chhatri. The circular part of the tower is decorated with stone spikes, and a circular balcony projects on stone corbels from the upper part of the tower.

Its exact function is unknown, but it may have been a lookout tower or a distance marker for travelers.

Sources:

Nath, R. "Fatehpur Sikri." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T027637 [Accessed October 8, 2010].

"Fatehpur Sikri Hiran Minar." Agra India website. http://www.agraindia.org.uk/fatehpur-sikri/hiran-minar.html [Accessed October 8, 2010].
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Fatehpur Sikri, India
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1571-1572/979-980 AH
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1526-1858
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Minar
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Hiran Tower
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public monuments