Welcome To Historical Places Of Bangladesh
Chhota Sona Masjid: One of the the majority charming monument
of the Sultanate period is the Chhota Sona Masjid or Small Golden
Mosque at Gaur in Rajshahi. Built by one Wali Muhammad during the reign of
Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah (1493-1519), it was at first roofed over with 15
gilded domes together with the 3 ChauchaIqa domes in the middle row, from which
it derives its interested name.
Chhota Sona Masji.
Shait Gombuj Mosque:Among the many in existence monuments of the Khan Jahan Ali
style, certainly the most wonderful and largest element mosque in Bangladesh is
the Shait Gombuj . It is located in Bagerhat district. For outstanding
architectural value. the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO celebrated Bagerhat
in the World tradition list and it got the status of the second World tradition site in
Bangladesh after Paharpur. Out of today's current mosques, the Shait
Gombuj Mosque is the most wonderful and certainly the biggest element
mosque current in Bangladesh. Its name, meaning '60 domes', is confusing as in truth,
it is roofed over with 77 small domes supported by a forest of slender columns
covering a huge hope hall and giving it the emergence of a medieval church cellar
At daylight when the rays of the sun go through the eastern entrance, the inside
comes to life. There is small decoration to this building other than the fixed
stone decoration to the middle mihrab at the western end of the
prayer hall. The outdoor facades, with a little 'battered' walls, have
discernible bend cornices a acknowledgment to the local style. Shait Gambuj
Mosque.
Paharpur:Paharpur is treated as the biggest Buddhist Seat of Learning of
South Asia. It is a small village of Bangladesh 5 km west of Jamalganj in the bigger
Rajshahi district, where the leftovers of the most important and the biggest
known monastery south of the Himalayas has been excavate. This 7th century
AD archaeological find covers an area of just about 11 hectare. The entire organization,
occupy a Quadrangular court, events more than 300 meters and varies from 3.5 to
4.5 meters in height with an involved access complex on the north, there are 45
cells on the north and 44 in each of the other three sides, with a total number
of 177 rooms.
