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Things To Do: Lalbagh Fort Complex
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Built in 1678, the fort complex is located in the northwestern part of Dhaka on the banks of the Buriganga River. Prince Muhammad Azam, son of Emperor Aurangzeb, began the construction while he was serving as the Viceroy of Bengal. Governor Nawab Shaista Khan continued the project after Prince Azam was recalled to assist his father in the war against the Marhattas. The southeastern gateway is a majestic structure built in the Mughal style. It was intended to be three storeys, but the upper storey was never completed. The inner facade has a four-centered archway with deep plastered semi-octagonal alcoves on either side. Short octagonal minarets define edges. The outer facade also has a four-centered archway flanked with plastered semi-octagonal alcoves. Above each alcove there is an oriel window in two stages that is capped by an elegant cupola. The central archway leads to a square domed hall with guardrooms on either side. It appears that the defensive walls were reinforced by an internal embankment of earth along the east portion of the southwest corner. It contains an underground room, which may have been used as a summerhouse. The entrance is under a half-dome, which is decorated with ornamental plaster-cut work. (compiled)
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Directions: Lalbagh road, close to Azimpur.
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Things To Do: Husaini Dalan
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Husaini Dalan, a Shiite shrine in the old part of the city of dhaka, attributed to the Mughal Period. It is a common practice among the Shia community to build edifices to commemorate the martyrdom of al-Husain, at the battle of Karbala in Iraq on the tenth day of Muharram 61 AH (10 October 680 AD). Erected by one Sayyid Murad during the governorship of shah shuja, who, although himself a Sunni, was eager to preserve and patronise Shiite institutions. Traditions relate that Sayyid Murad, having seen al-Husain in a vision erecting a tazia khana (house of mourning), was inspired to raise the building, which he named Husaini Dalan. The original building may have been a small structure, expanded to its present form in later times. The east india company repaired it in 1807 and 1810, and a portion of the building was reconstructed after the earthquake of 1897. Although the Sunni sect is a majority in Bangladesh, there is a small number of muslims belonging to the Shia sect in Dhaka. During the first 10 days of Muharram, it becomes a center of mourning and religious celebration in old Dhaka. Both the Sunni and the Shia followers join the mourning, ending in the festival of Ashura when a great procession parades through the streets.
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Address: Husaini Dalan Road, Old Dhaka
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Martin_S. Thu Sep 24, 2009 07:48 UTC Thanks for sharing your country with us here. I had never considered Bangladesh as a destination, but now I will be checking for more information. Martin | MikeBird Sun Jun 14, 2009 14:30 UTC Hi RIP, You have produced many excellent tips, full of useful and interesting information. A good example to us all. I am coming to Dhaka at the end of June and your information makes me very excited. Thank you, Mike | dabidc Mon Jan 7, 2008 02:25 UTC Reza, I find more great photos from you and fine treasures to explore and I apologise for not looking at Ur pages recently. I continue with my interest and enthusiasm for the sub continent. | MichaelFalk1969 Fri Nov 23, 2007 13:12 UTC Every now and then I stumble upon a really good VT page on a rather unknown destination. You have built some interesting pages here on Dhaka. You rarely find such concise info in travel literature - Congratulations. |
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