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Ahsan Manzil (Dhaka-Bangladesh)

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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...

Atia mosque (Tangail,Dhaka-Bangladesh)

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Atia mosque   Atia mosque is located at Tangail district of Bangladesh. The village name is Atia and the mosque is known as Atia Jame Moshjid. This mosque is around 6 kilometers from the Tangail town under Delduar Thana. There is a small river flowing near the mosque, name is Louhojong Nodi (river). The mosque is a small one and measure around 18m by 12m. The mosque has four spherical domes at the top. One is the larger, which is located at the west part of the mosque. Other three are smaller sized and located at the east side of the mosque. All three domes are in a single row. It’s like the bigger one is the Imam, and other three are Musalli. All the domes are ornate at the bottom part and having a small minaret like object at top. The mosque has four pillars at the four corners. Each of the pillars are stylish and decorated nicely. The mosque has lovely terracotta at the outer side of east and the north side wall. Those are very simple, just few small flowers inside the circ...

‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park’ (Gazipur-Bangladesh)

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Tiger @ ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park’ Map of ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park’ This gate f or watching tiger, lion,white lion, deer, giraffe This bus will take you the tiger area ‘ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park’ The largest safari park of Asia ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park’ Bangladesh. The Park is in Gazipur district which is just near to Dhaka city. From Dhaka the park distance will be nearby 40 Kilometers in Bagher bazar, The Bagher bazar is Dhaka Mymensingh highway after pass Gazipur Chowrasta, then go forward along the Mymensingh road and come to Bagher Bazar then you have to choose the path of west side. You have to use auto rickshaw or CNG as transports to reach at the park. Bangabandhu Safari Park is three kilometers away from Bagher bazar. After getting inside the park, you will see tiger, lion, kangaroo even dinosaur. But these are not alive. All of these animals are statue indeed for welco...

Kutub Shahi Mosque (Kishoreganj,Dhaka-Bangladesh)

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Kutub Shahi Mosque   Kutub Shahi mosque is lockted at Astagram Upazela of Kishoreganj district. This Astagram is looks like an island during rainy season. The communication of Astagram is not much good, its totally based on the boat and launches. That's why people can hardly heard the name of this mosque. Kutub Shahi Mosque is basically a five dome mosque. One larger dome is at the center, and other four domes are near at the corner of the mosque. This is a rectangular shaped mosque and typical smaller one. That's why all the domes atop are jammed together. Central dome of the Kutub Shah Mosque is slightly semi spherical shaped and the other four domes are the shape of oval (half of the oval) . Each of the domes are having upside down like flowering ornate at the top. There is a doubt available between the scholars regarding the building period of the mosque. Some believe its 16th century and some believe its from 17th century. Whatever it is, the mosque was build by a ...