Ahsan Manzil (Dhaka-Bangladesh)
 
   Ahsan Manzil is one of the most significant architectural monuments of Bangladesh.  The building structure was established on a raised platform of 1 meter,  the two-storied palace measures 125.4m by 28.75m. The height of the  ground floor is 5 meters and the height of the first floor is 5.8  meters. The thickness of the walls of the palace is about 0.78 meters.  There are porticos of 5 meters height on the northern and southern sides  of the palace. The building has a broad front-facing the Buriganga  River. On the river side, an open spacious stairway leads right up to  the second portal and on their stands the grand triple- arched portals.  There was once a fountain in the garden in front of the stairs which  does not exist today. All along the north and the south side of the  building run spacious verandahs with an open terrace projected in the  middle.  The palace Ahsan Manzil is divided into two parts: the eastern side  and the western side. The eastern building with the dome i...
 
