Firoz Minar

Five-storey victory tower in Gour, rising from the middle of the old citadel.

Firoz Minar is a 15th-century tower built under Sultan Saifuddin Firuz Shah. It stands on a small mound in the old citadel, with polygonal lower storeys and circular upper ones.

The tower is often compared to a small Qutb Minar, though the mood here is very different: quieter, greener, and more fragmentary. Visitors generally cannot climb inside, but the silhouette is one of Gour's strongest landmarks.

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