Feroz Shah Kotla is a fort, which was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1360, at that time he established the fifth city of Delhi. Along with the remains of the fort, the remaining remains of the Jama Masjid and Ashoka columns are also located in Ferozabad. Firoz Shah Kotla is situated on the banks of river Yamuna. This place is famous due to the pillars of Ashoka mostly, which is a three-storey structure. It is said that this 13 meter high pillar was brought from Meerut by Firoz Shah Kotla, which was built by Emperor Ashoka. The main purpose of this pillar is to propagate the propagation of Buddhism among the public as other columns of Ashoka.
Although this column is made of sandstone, but it looks like metal and in the afternoon it shines when the sun rays fall.
This is the best time to visit Feroz Shah Kotla. Other attractions near this are the Jama Masjid and Raj Ghat. Prior to achieving India's independence, there were not many auditoriums in this capital city. During that time, most of the music programs and other art shows used to be in Firoz Shah Kotla or the Qutub campus. Other excursion points near Feroz Shah Kotla are Pragati Maidan, Rajghat and Chandni Chowk.
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