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Gol talab (round pond) Gol Talab or Gol Pukur is located right next to Ahsan Manzil in Islampur, Old Dhaka. Locals used to call this pond as “Nawab Bari Pushkuni”. There are buildings around this huge round pond. From the top of the building you can enjoy the beauty of the pond as well as the beauty of the Buriganga River. Besides, you will also see the dome of Ahsan Manzil. Nawab Abdul Bari dug this pond in 1886 and because of this the locals called the pond as "Nawab Abdul Bari Pond". The picturesque pond looks more attractive from above. Presently “Maulvi Khawaja Abdullah Welfare Trust” is looking after the pond. Anyone can bathe in this pond for a fixed fee. You can also bring shorts to view the pond and actually take a bath. The price charged for bathing in the pond is not too high. how to go You can take a bus from anywhere in Dhaka to Ahsan Manzil in Old Dhaka, near which this pond is located.
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পুরান ঢাকার ইসলামপুরে আহসান মঞ্জিলের ঠিক পাশেই গোল তালাব অথবা গোল পুকুর অবস্থিত। তালাব উর্দু শব্দ, যার অর্থ জলাধার । ১৬১০ সালে নবাব আব্দুল বারি এই পুকুরটি খনন করান । স্থানীয়রা এই পুকুরটিকে “নবাব বাড়ি পুশকুনি” নামে সম্বোধন করতো। গোলাকার এই বিশাল পুকুরটির চারপাশে দালান কোঠা রয়েছে। শত ঝড়-ঝাপটা সহ্য করে উনিশ শতকে খনন করা পুকুরটি আজও টিকে আছে গৌরব আর ঐতিহ্যের প্রতীক হিসেবে। বর্তমানে পুকুর ঘিরে আবর্তিত হচ্ছে এই এলাকার হাজারো মানুষের কর্মব্যস্ততা, বসত-বাণিজ্য। চতুর্দিকে দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা ইট-কংক্রিটের স্তূপের মাঝে এই পুকুর যেন একখ-কোমল স্নিগ্ধতা।
বুড়িগঙ্গার দক্ষিণে ও উত্তরে নবাববাড়ী রেখে পূর্ব-পশ্চিমে রয়েছে একাধিক মার্কেট। যার মধ্যে প্রায় পাঁচশ’ বছরের ঐতিহ্য নিয়ে অবস্থান করছে গোলপুকুর। সময়ের বাঁকে বাঁকে নানা রূপ উত্থান-পতনের সাক্ষী এই পুকুর। পুকুরের চারিপাশ ঘিরে আছে প্রায় ৫০ টি নারিকেল গাছ । এবং সব গাছ একই উচ্চতার ।
খোঁজ নিয়ে জানা গেছে, ইসলামপুর এলাকার এ পুকুরটির উৎপত্তি মূলত ছোট একটি জলাশয় থেকে। আনুমানিক ১৬১০ সালে মোগল শাসকদের প্রতিনিধি ইসলাম খাঁ সুবাদার হিসেবে ঢাকায় আসেন। তিনি প্রথমে বর্তমান ইসলামপুর এলাকায় আসেন। ফলে তার নামানুসারে এলাকাটির নামকরণ হয় ইসলামপুর। সুবাদার ইসলাম খাঁ আসার আগে পুরান ঢাকার বাংলাবাজার মিটফোর্ডের বিশাল এলাকায় বাস করতেন কুমার সম্প্রদায়ের লোক। কুমাররা মাটি দিয়ে তৈরি করেন বিভিন্ন সামগ্রী। তাদের প্রয়োজনে ইসলামপুরের এ স্থান থেকে মাটি নেয়া হতো। মাটি কাটতে কাটতে এক পর্যায়ে সৃষ্টি হয় ছোট আকারের গর্তের। এ গর্ত পরবর্তী সময়ে রূপ নেয় জলাশয়ে।
তখন জমিদার মোগল শেখ এনায়েত উল্লাহ তার বাগানবাড়িতে এটিকে জলাশয় হিসেবে ব্যবহার করতেন। এরপর ১৭০০ সালে লুইস নামে এক ফরাসি ব্যবসায়ী এসে বাণিজ্য কুঠি তৈরি করেন এবং তার নামানুসারে এর নাম হয় ‘লুইসের জলা’। ১৮৩০ সালে নবাব খাজা আলিম উল্লাহ কুঠিসহ জলাশয়টি কিনে নেন। এরপর জলাশয়টি সংস্কার করে পুকুরে পরিণত করা হয়। বৃত্তাকারে প্রায় সাড়ে ছয় বিঘা জমির ওপর তৈরি হয় পুকুর। আগে একে ‘গোল তালাব’ নামে ডাকা হতো। তালাব উর্দু শব্দ, যার অর্থ জলাধার। পরে এটি নবাববাড়ির পুকুর নামে স্থানীয়ভাবে পরিচিতি পায়। আর সরকারি গেজেটে এর নাম ‘ইসলামপুরের গোল তালাব’। এটি হচ্ছে গোলপুকুর তৈরির প্রচলিত ইতিহাস। তবে মূল পুকুরটির খননের সময় নিয়ে কিছুটা অস্পষ্টতা রয়েছে। তবে এটি যে উনিশ শতকের তৃতীয় দশকেই খনন করা হয়েছে, সে বিষয়ে কোনো সংশয় নেই।
বর্তমানে “মৌলভী খাজা আবদুল্লাহ ওয়েলফেয়ার ট্রাষ্ট” পুকুরটির দেখাশোনা করছে। নির্ধারিত মূল্যের বিনিময়ে যে কেউ এই পুকুরে গোসল করতে পারে।
Location: Kumartoli,banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, B A N G L A D E S H.
One of the most significant architectural monuments of Bangladesh. Ahsan Manzil (Bengali:) was the official residential palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab Family. 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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Ahsan Manzil was the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Construction was started in 1859 and was completed in 1872
Ahsan Manzil was the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Construction was started in 1859 and was completed in 1872.
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location: Ahsan Manjil, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ahsan Manzil was the official residential palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab family. This magnificent building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River. The construction of this palace was started in the year 1859 and was completed in 1869. The construction reflected Ind-Saracenic revival style of Architecture. To preserve the cultural and history of the area, the Palace became the Bangladesh National Museum on 20 September 1992.
Clicked during my latest visit home to attend my cousin's marriage. Met all my relatives and had a gala time :)
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The original idea was for all the kids to encircle mamu and create an audi logo in the front with all the hula hoops :D .. but easier said than done as all the kids were busy making a bunny shape with their fingers to each other. I'd say I was lucky to have this shot as the originally intended shot didn't come out that great :)
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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.
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Ahsan Manzil is a palace located in the Kumartoli area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formerly the residence and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka and has been designated an Old Dhaka Heritage Site. It now serves as a museum.
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I found this beautiful weed lying alone in front of my friends room, and I clicked it .. took some 4-5 shots and this was the one I liked the most.
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Ahsan Manzil is one of the most attractive historical sign in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is a wonderful tourist spot of Bangladesh in the capital city. Ahsan Manzil is situated on the bank of the river Buriganga at Islampur Kumartuli in old Dhaka. It was the official residential palace and the collectorate of the Nawab Family of Dhaka. This well planned and well decorated magnificent building was constructed in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture from 1859-1869 A.D. and it is one of the top most significant architectural sign of Dhaka. To conserve the history and culture of this locality, the government of Bangladesh is preserving this palace as ‘Ahsan Manzil Museum since September 20, 1992 and made it open for all.
One Of the Famous Heritages Of Bangladesh Named as Ahsan manzil situaten in the capital Dhaka city on the bank of the Buriganga River.
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As promised, here goes a photo of Ahsan Manzil in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at its full architectural beauty, right in the sunset.
"In Mughal era, there was a garden house of Sheikh Enayet Ullah, the landlord of Jamalpur porgona (district), in this place. Sheikh Enayet Ullah was a very charming person. He acquired a very big area in Kumortuli (Kumartuli) and included it in his garden house. Here he built a beautiful palace and named it “Rongmohol” (Rangmahal). He used to enjoy here keeping beautiful girls collecting from the country and abroad, dressing them with gorgeous dresses and expensive ornaments. There is a saying that, the foujdar of Dhaka (representative of mughal emperor) in that time was attracted to one of the beautiful girls among them. He invited Sheikh Enayet Ullah in a party one night and killed him in a conspiracy when he was returning home. That girl also committed suicide in anger and sorrow. There was a grave of Sheikh Enayet Ullah in the north-east corner of the palace yard which was ruined in the beginning of 20th century.
Probably in the period of Nawab Alibardi Khan around 1740 century, Sheikh Moti Ullah, the son of Sheikh Enayet Ullah, sold the property to the French traders. There was a French trading house beside this property. The trading house became wealthier after purchasing this property. In that time, French traders could do business here without paying any taxes by a decree from the emperor Awrangajeb.
In that time, the French became very wealthy by doing business here in competition with the English and other European companies. They made a big palace and dug a pond for sweet water in the newly purchased property. The pond still exists in the compound of Ahsan Manjil which was called “Les Jalla” in that time. In the English-French war, French got defeated and all their properties were captured by the English. In the 22nd June of 1757, the French left the trading house with a fleet of 35 boats from the river station of Buriganga in front of Kumartuli.
In 1785, the French transferred the property to a French tradesman named Mr. Champigni, and retaken it at 1801. According to Paris agreement of 1814, the French claimed all their left properties at Dhaka, and in 1827 the property was again returned to the French. For the increasing power of the English, the French was forced to left subcontinent. They decided to sell all their properties in Dhaka. So in 1830, the trading house of Kumartuli was purchased by the established landlord of Dhaka Khwaja Alimullah.
After some renovation work, the trading house became the residence of Khwaja Alimullah. In his time, a stable and a family mosque was added in the compound. After his death, his son Khwaja Abdul Gani made a great flourish to the property, and named it “Ahsan Manjil” on his son Ahsan Ullah. In the east side of the old building, he made a new building with a different design, and also done great renovation work to the old building. Since then, the old building was called “Ondor Mohol” and the new building was called “Rong mohol”.
In the evening of 7 April 1888, a devastating tornado hit Dhaka city causing great damage. Ahsan Manjil was severely damaged and abandoned. An English engineer from Kolkata arrived here to examine the palace. He gave opinion that except the “Rangmahal”, all other parts of the palace have to reconstruct. So Khwaja Abdul Gani and his son Ahsanullah turned their full attention to rebuild the palace. Both of the building was reconstructed during that time with a new design and supervised by the local engineer Gobinda Chandra Roy.
The old French building was reconstructed to a two storied building keeping similarity to the Rangmahal. A gangway was made with wood connecting the first floor of two building. The most beautiful thing made in this time was the dome, which made the palace so beautiful.
After the death of Khwaja Ahsanullah in 1901, the glory of Ahsan Manjil was ended. His successors couldn't continue the glory because of the internal family quarrel. They rented different parts of the palace to tenants, who actually made it a slum. In 1952, govt. acquired the property and left in supervision of the Dhaka Nawab court. In 1985, Dhaka National Museum acquired the property and made it a museum."
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