William J H Leonard
Orange Arch and Blue Building
Lalbagh Fort is an uncompleted complex and gardens set in the centre of Old Dhaka. Unlike the rest of the old city the complex is a quiet, melancholic site, and a step back into the Mughal age of Emperors and Princesses.
Construction began in 1677 under the direction of Prince Mohammed Azam, the third son of Emperor Aurangzeb, although he handed it to Shaista Khan for completion. However the death of Khan's daughter Pari Bibi was considered such a bad omen that the fort was never completed. Only the outer walls and three structures were completed, the mausoleum of Pari Bibi in the centre, the Diwan, the Hall of Audience, and a three-domed Quila Mosque, which were all completed by 1684 when construction was halted.
Orange Arch and Blue Building
Lalbagh Fort is an uncompleted complex and gardens set in the centre of Old Dhaka. Unlike the rest of the old city the complex is a quiet, melancholic site, and a step back into the Mughal age of Emperors and Princesses.
Construction began in 1677 under the direction of Prince Mohammed Azam, the third son of Emperor Aurangzeb, although he handed it to Shaista Khan for completion. However the death of Khan's daughter Pari Bibi was considered such a bad omen that the fort was never completed. Only the outer walls and three structures were completed, the mausoleum of Pari Bibi in the centre, the Diwan, the Hall of Audience, and a three-domed Quila Mosque, which were all completed by 1684 when construction was halted.