Sep 23, 2011

Baliati Zamindar Bari,Manikgang


Baliati Palace is one of the finest specimens of 19th century monuments of the Renaissance colonial style in Bangladesh. The founder of the Baliati Zaminder was on Govinda Ram Shaha, who was a big salt Marchant in tha middle of the 18th century. He left four sons; Dadhi Ram, Ananda Ram, Pandit Ram and Golap Ram. They built all these buildings. The famous Jagannath University in Dhaka was founded and endowed by a member of Baliati family, Babu Kishori Lal Roy Chowdhury.
The building Complex consisted of seven but separate blocks surrounded by a high enclosur wall pierced by three indentical gateways, surmounted with a lion.
The complex occupying an area of 5.88 acres of land and containing over 200 rooms of various shapes and dimensions. To the north there is a tank with regular masonry landings.
The central block of upper storey has a decorative hall called Rang Mohal is now using as a museum.
The palatial complex is now being preserve as a protected cultural properties under the provisions of the Act No. xiii of 1968"amended in 1976". The Dept. of Archaeology protected this site on 1987.



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