Lalbagh fort
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| Lalbaghfort |
Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh & also the city of Mughals. In hundred years of their vigorous rule successive Governors and princely Viceroys who ruled the province, adorned it with many noble monuments in the shape of magnificent places, mosques, tombs, fortifications and 'Katras' often surrounded with beautifully laid out gardens and pavilions. But among above the finest sof the mughal perod is the Aurangabad fort which is now known as Lalbagh fort.
Lalbagh fort is situated at the south western part of the city. It encloses an area of 1082' by 800' and in addition to its graceful lofty gateways on south-east and north-east corners and a subsidiary small unpretentious gateway in north. it is also fortified with splendid monuments, surrounded by attractive garden.
Sonargaon
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| View of Sonargaon |
Sonargaon is one of the oldest capital of Bangladesh and it is 27 km. away from Dhaka. It waas the seat of Deva Dynasty until the 13th century. From then onward till the advent of the Mughals, Sonargaon was subsidiary capital of the Sultanate of Bengal. Tomb of Sultan Giasuddin, The shrins of Panjpirs and Shah Abdul Aila are still intact monumnets among the ancients.
Ahsan Manzil
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| Ahsan Manzil |
Another ancient and attraction place for tourist is Ahsan Manzil. This is situated on the Bank of river Buriganga in Dhaka. The pink majestic Ahsan Manzil has been renovated and turn into a museum recently. It is the home of Nawab of Dhaka a silent spectator of various events.
Today's renovated Ahsan Manzil a monument of immense historical beauty. It has 31 rooms with a huge dome atop which can be seen from miles around. It now has 23 galleries in 31 rooms displaying of traits, furniture and household articles and utensils used by the Nawab.
Mahasthangarh-The oldest archaeological site
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| Mahasthangarh |
The oldest archaeological site of Bangladesh is on the western bank of river Karatoa 18 km.
north of Bogra town beside Bogra-Rangpur Road. The spectacular site is an imposing landmark in the area having a fortified, oblong enclosure measuring 5000 ft. by 4500 ft.with an average height of 15 ft. from the surrounding paddy fields. In Mahasthangarh there is a museum where several antiques, gold ornaments, coin can be seen.
Paharpur- largest Buddhist seat of learning
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| Paharpur |
Paharpur is in the 5 km west of Jamalganj in Rajshahi district where remains of the most important and the largest known monastery south of the Himalayas has been discovered. This 7th century archaeological site basically is a village which covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land. The entire establishment is based on a quadrangular court which is measures 900 ft. externally on each side & highly enclosure wall with 16 ft. thickness and and 12 to 15 ft is its height.
In 1956-57 a small museum was created where terracotta plaques, images of different gods and goddesses, potteries, coins, inscriptions, ornamental bricks and other minor clay objects can be seen.
Mahasthangarh & Paharpur both are situated nearest town named Bogra. Mahasthangarh is 18 km. and Paharpur is 75 km. away from the town. Bogra is in Rajshahi district.
Shatt-Gambad Mosque
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| Shatt-Gambad Mosque |
In mid 15th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sundarbans near the sea coast of Bagerhat district by an obsecure saint-General, named Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earliest torch bearer of Islam in the south.
Khan Jahan adorned his city with lots of mosques, tanks, roads and various public buildings. But the most attraction place of Bagerhat is Shatt-Gambad Mosque. The mosque roofed over with 77 squat domes, including 7 chauchala or four-sided Pitched Bengali domes in the middle row. The vast prayer hall, although provided with 11arched doorways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation and light, presents a dark and sombre appearance inside. It is divided into 7 longitudinal aisles and 11 deep days by a forest of slender stone columns, from which springs rows of endless arches, supporting the domes.
Kantanagar Temple
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| Kanatanagr Temple |
The most ornate among medieval temples of Bangladesh is the Kantanagar Temple near Dinajpur town, which was built in 1752 by Maharaja Pran Nath of Dinajpur. The temole is a 50' square three storied edifice rests on a slightly curved raised plinth of sandstone blocks, believed to have been quarried from the ruins of the ancient city of Bangarh near Gangharampur in West Bengal.
Unfortunately these ornate towers collapsed during an earthquake at the end of the 19th century. In spite of this, the monument rightly claims to be the finest extant example of its type in brick and terracotta,
built by bengali artisans.
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