The 17 best castles in and around Dhaka City

Really fascinated by the mesmering view of dhaka's nawab's palace (pretty pink palace🕌🤩) and its history; facing the river infront. However, I will request the authority to maintain cleanliness, put air conditioner/more fans and lights as it was really hot inside. Also, I will not recommend to visit this on public holidays. It was crowdy today, not sure about week days. English writings should be provided as well along with bangla.

Ahsan Manzil, known as the Pink Palace, is one of Dhaka’s most famous landmarks. It sits on the bank of the Buriganga River in Kumartoli and was once the official residence of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Built between 1859 and 1872 in a blend of Mughal and European styles, it now serves as a branch museum under the Bangladesh National Museum. The palace’s history mirrors the rise and fall of Dhaka’s aristocracy. The site first belonged to a Mughal landlord named Sheikh Enayetullah, and later to French traders in the 18th century. In 1830, Khwaja Alimullah bought it, and his son Khwaja Abdul Ghani turned it into the grand palace we see today, naming it after his own son, Ahsanullah. The building was badly damaged by a tornado in 1888 but was rebuilt with its now-iconic dome. Over time, it became a political center where major decisions and meetings were held, including early gatherings of the All India Muslim League. After the Nawabs’ decline, the palace fell into neglect until it was restored and opened as a museum in 1992. The palace has two main parts — Rangmahal, which contained formal rooms like the drawing and guest rooms, and Andarmahal, which housed private areas like the dining and music rooms. A wooden bridge once connected the two. The large central dome, shaped like a lotus bud, rises above the structure and is one of Dhaka’s most recognizable sights. Visitors can tour the museum for a small fee (ranging from 40৳ for locals to 500৳ for foreign tourists). It’s open Saturday to Wednesday and on Fridays in the afternoon, but closed on Thursdays. A one-hour visit is enough to explore its galleries and enjoy the palace’s beauty. Its location in Old Dhaka also makes it easy to visit along with nearby attractions like Lalbagh Fort and the Star Mosque.

The place was excellent. I love Buriganga riverside area. This extraordinary building name of according to Khwaja Ahsanullah. But there was a lot of dirt by the main door on the river side. He would have been very clean here if he had lived. I was thinking about that in my mind. Have a wonderful day.♥️

This majestic and strikingly pink palace is one of the most significant architectural monuments in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Buriganga River, it served as the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. Built in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture style, the palace's most distinctive feature is its vibrant pink color, which has earned it the nickname "The Pink Palace." ​It's a two-storied structure with a high dome and grand staircases, reflecting the wealth and power of the Nawab family during the British Raj. Today, it has been converted into a museum, showcasing the lifestyle, artifacts, and history of the Nawab era. Walking through its halls is like stepping back into the late 19th and early 20th centuries, making it a powerful symbol of the city's rich past.

Ahsan Manzil Is The One Most Beautiful and old architectural style of the landlord's residential palace which is located in the poran Dhaka ,Kumartoli area beside Buriganga River of Dhaka, Bangladesh.This is a Historical Place. Ahsan Manzil is associated with the centuries-old history of Dhaka. Ahsan Manzil is considered one of the best old structures in Dhaka. This palace, which is full of memories of the Nawab family, is currently being run as a museum. "Ahsan Manzil" is a rich repository of Bengal's glorious history and Nawabi heritage. In the middle of the 18th century, the landlord Sheikh Inayet Ullah built a palace called Rang Mahal on the present site of Ahsan Manzil. Later, his son Sheikh Matiullah sold Rang Mahal to French merchants. In 1830, Khwaja Alimullah, father of Nawab Abdul Ghani, bought it. In 1859, Nawab Abdul Ghani started building a palace there. It took 13 long years to build the palace. He named it ‘Ahsan Manzil’ after his beloved son Khwaja Ahsanullah. Once upon a time, the highest dome in Dhaka was the beautiful dome on the roof of the Ahsan Manzil Palace. The veranda and floor of this two-storey building are made of marble. Inside the palace there is a dining room, library, water tank, court hall and billiard room. And on the second floor of the palace there are guest rooms, a drawing room, a dance hall, a library and some other living rooms. There are car verandas on the north and south sides of the palace, one story high. On the south side, an open staircase goes down from the veranda of the second floor to the front garden. Just in front of the palace is a beautiful flower garden and a green field. Ahsan Manzil is considered to be the first brick and stone architectural monument in the city of Dhaka. And the first electric light was lit in this building by the Nawabs of that time. The architectural style of Ahsan Manzil attracted the West equally, there is evidence that Lord Curzon actually stayed in this building when he was in Dhaka. This palace was a major political center of Bengal from the mid-19th century for about 100 years. In 1906, a meeting held here decided to establish the Muslim League. Architectural style There is a beautiful dome on the roof of this palace. At one time, the top of this dome was the highest in Dhaka city. The three-arched entrance outside the main building is also beautiful to look at. Similarly, the stairs leading up to it also attract everyone's attention. There are two beautiful arches on the east and west ends, which are the most beautiful. There are two parts inside Ahsan Manzil. There is a sitting room and a library in the east part. There is a dance hall and other residential rooms in the west part. There is a courtroom and a dining room on the ground floor. The two-story palace building, built on a 1-meter-high altar, measures 125.4 meters and 28.75 meters. The height from floor to ceiling on the ground floor is 5 meters and 5.8 meters on the second floor. There are car balconies on the north and south sides of the palace, which are the same height as one floor. A large open staircase leads down from the second-story balcony through the front garden to the riverbank. In front of the staircase was a fountain in the garden, which does not exist today. There are wide balconies with semicircular arches on the north and south sides of both floors of the palace. The floors of the balconies and rooms are decorated with marble. To build the dome of Ahsan Manzil, first the four corners of the square room on the ground floor were filled with bricks and given a round shape. Above this, a similar round room built on the second floor was made octagonal near the roof by squinching the upper part. This octagonal room became the barrel of the dome on the roof. Finally, the pointed heads of the octagonal arms are gradually tilted towards the center and the dome in the shape of a lotus has been created. The height of the dome top from the ground is 27.13 meters. In 1992, the tourist attraction was renovated and converted into a museum (Ahsan Manzil Museum)।

It's a Historical site so without the best place to visit with Family and Friends so far so obvious. It's imperative we learn our History and Culture. Such nice Preservation of these Culture for decades is what makes us Culturally and Historically Rich as a Nation.

One of the most significant historical places of Bangladesh. If someone was visiting first time in Bangladesh, definitely should pay a visit to this place to learn about the historic events of British regime and pre Pakistan period. The monuments here are well preserved and can give you a feel that you are back at that Mughal times.

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Bara Katra (বড় কাটরা) is one of the oldest historical and architectural monuments in Dhaka.The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. 'Katra/ katara' in Arabic and Persian means 'Caravan (Karwan) Sarai' or simply a 'Sarai'. It is a palatial building dating to the reign of the Mughal dynasty in the Bengal region. It is situated to the south of Chowk Bazaar close to the north bank of the river Buriganga. It was partially demolished in 2022. Bara Katra was built between 1644 and 1646 AD by Mir Abul Qasim, the diwan (chief revenue official) of Mughal prince Shah Shuja. It was intended to be Shah Shuja's residence, but Shah Shuja endowed it to Mir Abul Qasem. Less than half of the structure remains, and it is in disrepair. The Department of Archaeology has been unable to take charge of the monument owing to litigation and resistance from its owners. The owners have altered the original building and encroached upon it with new construction. The southern entrance leads to a guardroom, then an octagonal domed hall (the ceiling of which is plastered and decorated with net-patters and foliage designs), and finally to the courtyard. On the ground floor of the southern wing, there are five vaulted rooms to either side of the gateway. On the upper floor, living chambers open off of a corridor.Shops and living quarters surrounded the courtyard on all four sides.

Bara Katra is one of Dhaka’s oldest historical and architectural monuments, dating back to the Mughal era. The term ‘Katra’ is believed to have originated from the Arabic word ‘Katara’, meaning a colonnaded building, and refers to a caravanserai or inn. Constructed between 1644 and 1646 by Mir Abul Qasim, the diwan of Mughal prince Shah Shuja, it was intended as a residence for the prince but was later endowed to Mir Abul Qasem. The structure originally enclosed a quadrangular courtyard and was a palatial building with a southern wing extending 67.97 meters, fronting the Buriganga River. Despite its grandeur, less than half of Bara Katra remains today, and it has suffered from neglect and improper renovations

It is an important historical building in Bangladesh. Bara Katra (Bengali: বড় কাটরা; Great Caravanserai) is an architectural relic of Dhaka city; it is situated to the south of Chawk Bazar close to the bank of the river Buriganga. It is one of the oldest buildings in Dhaka. The word ‘Katra’ may have originated from Arabic word ‘Katara’ which means colonnaded building. ‘Katra/ katara’ in Arabic and Persian means ‘Caravan (Karwan) Sarai’ or simply a ‘Sarai’. It is a palatial building dating to the reign of the Mughal dynasty in the Bengal region. This dilapidated Mughal-era structure is one of the oldest buildings in Dhaka, although searching for it among the high-walled, pinched alleyways of this part of the city can be a challenge. Bara Katra, once a palace of monumental dimensions, was built in 1644 and now has a street running through its arched entrance. Built between 1644 and 1646 as the official residence of the second son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan – Shah Shuja the palatial building known as Bara Katra is located near the north bank of the Buriganga River in the Bangladeshi city of Dhaka. It was intended to be Shah Shuja’s residence, but Shah Shuja endowed it to Mir Abul Qasem, the diwan (chief revenue official). Today it is considered to be a significant architectural and historical monument from the era of the Mughal dynasty in the Bengal region. The building follows the traditional pattern of Central Asian caravanserais and is embellished as per Mughal architecture. Originally it enclosed a quadrangular courtyard. Originally, the Katra enclosed a quadrangular courtyard with 22 rooms on all of its four sides. Its southern wall is 67.970m long. Probably the length of its Northern wall was same. Its west and eastern wall was 70.104m long, though at present it is difficult to measure its actual length. Two gateways were erected, one each on the north and south. The ruins consist of an edifice having a river frontage. The southern wing of the structure was planned on a grand scale and was marked with an elaborate three-storeyed gate containing an octagonal central chamber. The remaining portion was two-storeyed and encased by projected octagonal towers. The gateway structure is rectangular in the plan. It is lofty in height and its fronton is projected towards the river. While only a small portion of the original structure remains standing, the building is still occupied, used mostly as storerooms, and there’s a small prayer room on top. Unfortunately, time and the elements have taken their toll on Bara Katra, and urban development have encroached upon its surroundings, but visitors are nonetheless able to get an idea of the majesty it once had during the era of the Mughal dynasty in Bangladesh. Boro Katra (বড় কাটরা) was built between 1644 and 1646 AD to be the official residence of Mughal prince Shah Shuja, the second son of emperor Shah Jahan. The prince endowed it to his diwan and the builder of the serai, Abul Qasim. The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. It is a historical and architectural monument located in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.‘Katra or katara’ in Arabic and Persian means ‘Caravan (Karwan) Sarai’ or simply a ‘Sarai’. Words from the Second inscription of north gateway: “Sultan Shah Shuja Bahadur was famed for deeds of charity-Wherefore being hopeful of the mercy of God his slave Abul Qasim al-Husainia-Tabtaba, As Simnai, Built this sacred edifice endowing it with twenty two shops attached to it, o the rightful and lawful condition that the official in charge of the endowment should expend the income derived from them upon the repairs of the building and upon the poor, and that they should not take any rent from any deserving person alighting there in, so that the pious act may reflect upon the monarch in this world and they should not act otherwise, or else they would be called on the day of retribution. This inscription was composed by Sad-ud-din Muhammad Sherazi” (Dacca, p.193 by prof. A.H. Dani)

Bara Katra was built between 1644 and 1646 AD by Mir Abul Qasim, the diwan (chief revenue official)[2] of Mughal prince Shah Shuja. It was intended to be Shah Shuja's residence, but Shah Shuja endowed it to Mir Abul Qasem.[3] Less than half of the structure remains, and it is in disrepair. The Department of Archaeology has been unable to take charge of the monument owing to litigation and resistance from its owners. The owners have altered the original building and encroached upon it with new construction.[4]

Heartbreaking to see the painfully slow yet inevitable erasure of such an incredible relic from the region's late medieval history. Sites with far less historical weight and significance are guarded with armed units in many parts of the world. Yet here, in this left-behind corner of a beautiful, seedy and tragic city, the last vestige of Mughal administration in Bengal crumbles away, suffocated in electric cables, defiled with political posters, mournfully looking on at a busy, heedless metropolis that couldn't care less...surely taking with it into the recesses of communal memory yet more of a rich history the citizens of Dhaka could have, and should have, based their pride on....

Ruining this historical landmark. Very alarming for us, Should take proper action against it.

Bara Katra a historical and architectural monument, is one of the oldest buildings in Dhaka. The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. 'Katra/ katara' in Arabic and Persian means 'Caravan (Karwan) Sarai' or simply a 'Sarai'. It is a palatial building dating to the reign of the Mughal dynasty in the Bengal region. It is situated to the south of Chowk Bazaar close to the north bank of the river Buriganga.

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