The best historical place SONARGAON city of PANAM NAGAR,BANGLADESH

SONARGAON-PANAM NAGAR

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In this ancient city, a range of architecture from the Sultanate, Mogul and colonial periods of Bangladesh dates from the 15th to the 19th century. Many Mogul and colonial monuments are also found here.

Plagued by a range of problems including flooding, rising sea levels, earthquakes, illegal development and occupation, as well as vandalism, Sonargaon is in serious danger of being wiped out.
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The Most Popular Place Shat Gombuj Mosque,Bagerhat,Bangladesh

SHAT GOMBUJ MOSQUE
Shat Gombuj Mosque (meaning Mosque with sixty domes) at Bagerhat, Bangladesh built by Ulugh Khan Jahan (more popularly known as Khan Jahan Ali) just before his death in 1459 AD...... it, with some other mosques built by Khan Jahan Ali are part of UNESCO World
Heritage Site......... the mosque actually has 81 domes and 60 pillars......... the pillars are made
of stone, but after renovation between 1998 and 2002 the pillars were given a coating of cement and paint to save them from gradual ruin....... the mosque is 160ft x 108ft Khan Jahan Ali built around 100 mosques and dug 260 water tanks (some are more than 700 metres long


in this part of the country during his quest for Islam in the early 15th century......... Bagerhat, Bangladesh

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LALBAGHKELLA:
Right in the middle of Dhaka, Bangladesh, was established in the 17th century by the Mughal Subeder(governor)Shayesta Khan by the banks of the BURIGANGA River. It was a bastion of Mughal soldiers to operate against frequent rebellions across Bengal. 
 
During the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion, the first Indian uprising against the British, Indian soldiers in this fort rebelled as well. It's now preserved well enough, and renovated to a large extent.
 
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The Most Popular Historical Place Shat Gombuj Mosque,Bagerhat,Bangladesh

SHAT GOMBUJ MOSQUE :
Bangladesh has three world heritage sites. The Shat Gombuj Mosque in Bagerhat is one of them. It is a 15th century Islamic edifice situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat (a district in Khulna Division), on the edge of the Sundarbans, some 175 km south west of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
It is an enormous Mughal architectural site covering a very large area (160 x 108) square feet. The mosque is unique in that, it has sixty pillars, which support eighty one (81) exquisitely curved domes that have worn away with the passage of time. The structure of the building also represents the 15th century Turki architectural view.
It is anticipated that, before 1459 a greatest devotee of Islam named Khan Jahan Ali established this mosque. He was also the founder of Bagerhat district.

 
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The Most Beautiful Historical Place Ahsan Manzil,Bangladesh

Ahsan Manzil : was the official residential palace and seat of the DHAKA NAWAB FAMILLY. This magnificent building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the BURIGONGA RIVER in BANGLADESH. The construction of this palace was started in the year 1859 and was completed in 1869. It is constructed in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. To preserve the cultural and history of the area, the palace became the Bangladesh National Museum on 20 September 1992.

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