The Sher Shah Suri Mosque is the most significant historical monument in Bhera, built in the 16th century during the reign of the Afghan emperor Sher Shah Suri. It is a compact but well-proportioned structure in the pre-Mughal style, with brick construction and simple decorative detail that predates the more ornate mosques of the later Mughal period. The mosque sits within the old city and is still in active use for daily prayers.
Sher Shah Suri is remembered locally as the builder of the Grand Trunk Road, the ancient highway that has connected the subcontinent from Kabul to Chittagong for more than 2,000 years in various forms. His rebuilt and organised version of the road, which passes near Bhera, transformed overland trade and communication across northern India. The mosque is a modest but genuine piece of that history, and worth visiting if you are passing through the old city.