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BAGERHAT GROUP OF
MONUMENTS
GED 100 (Bangladesh Studies)
Group: D
Sajidul Haque Chowdhury ID:122014001
Fahmeda Ahmed ID: 122014003
Nusrat Jahan Keya ID: 122014005
Md. Saiful Islam ID: 122013010Md. Fahman Rayan ID: 122013030
Md. Sajib Ahmed ID: 122011126
Zerin Tasnim Sikdar ID: 122011135
MD. Haider Hossain ID: 122011129
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BAGERHAT
Bagerhat is situated at the meeting-point of theGanges and Brahmaputra rivers.
This ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad,
was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh KhanJahan in the 15th century.
The citys infrastructure reveals considerabletechnical skill.
An exceptional number of mosques and earlyIslamic monuments, many built of brick, can beseen there.
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Group of Monuments
The Shait-Gumbad Mosque.
Ranvijoypur Mosque.
Bibi Begni's Mosque.
Chunakhola Mosque.
Singar Mosque.
Nine-domed Mosque.
Zinda-Pir Mosque.
Six-domed Mosque.
Khan Jahans Mausoleum.
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The Shait-Gumbad Mosque
The Shait-Gumbad Mosque is located on the eastern bank of a sweet water tankthe Thakurdighi).
It was established in 1440 by Khan Jahan.
It is laid over an area of 160 feet (49 m) x 108 feet (33 m) size.
The mosque has 60 pillars that support 77 exquisitely curved "low squat domes.
It has seven central domes that are four-sided and built in Bengali style and was
used for prayers, as an assembly hall and madrasa. Seventy seven domes are over the roof and four smaller ones at the four corners
are towers.
The large prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the northand south which provide ventilation and light to the hall.
There are also 7 longitudinal aisles and 11 deep bays in the midst of slim columns
made of stone.
The west wall in the interior has eleven mihrabs that are decorated withstonework and terracotta and the flooring is of brickwork. Ali.
The arches are 6 feet thick with a slight taper over the hollow and round walls.
The mosque is decorated mostly with terracotta and bricks.
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View of The Shait-Gumbad Mosque
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Interior of The Mosque
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Terracotta & Brick in Outside Wall
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Nine-Domed Mosque
The Nine-Domed Mosque is located to the west ofthe Thakurdighitank.
It was built in the 15th century.
It is close to Khan Jahan Ali's Tomb. Its western wall conventionally faces west towards Mecca,
where the mihrab is inset on the western wall.
Terra cotta floral scrolls and flower motifs are the decorationsseen around the mihrab.
Circular towers are provided in the four corners.
The walls of the mosque support a large central dome which
has eight smaller domes around it.
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View of The Nine-Domed Mosque
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Singar Mosque
The Singar Mosque is across the road from the
Saith Gumbad Mosque on its southeastern side.
It has a single dome which is heavily built and a
wide dome.
The dome is supported on thick walls and
topped with a cambered cornice.
The Bibi Begni Mosque and the ChunaKhola
Mosque are also of single dome type but much
larger in size compared to the Singar Mosque.
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View of The Singar Mosque
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Ranvijoypur Mosque
The Ranvijoypur Mosque has the largest dome inBangladesh.
It is of 11 metres (36 ft) width supported by archesand pendentives.
The corners have tapering circular turrets while theexternal cornice has a slight curve.
The mosque's interior is plain.
The main mihrabs have decorations of floral patterns.
It is located on the opposite side of the Khan JahanMausoleum, on the Khulna Bagerhat road.
It is built according to Khan Jahan style of architecture.
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View of The Ranvijoypur Mosque
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View of The Chunakhola Mosque
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Khan Jahan's Mausoleum
The Khan Jahan Mausoleum is located on the northern bank of a water tankcalled Thakurdighi.
It has a single domes structure built over a plan of 45 feet (14 m) square.
The building was made of brick walls over five layers of dressed stone which forms thebasement.
The flooring had been inlaid with hexagonal encaustic tiles of different designs and
colours (mostly blue, white and yellow).
The tomb has black stones have been used in making the tomb and it is made of threesteps.
Verses from the Quran are inscribed in Arabic and Persian.
There are inscriptions on the walls of the crypt which are inferred as providing historicalinformation about Ulugh Khan Jahan's life.
After retirement, Khan Jehan spent his retired life here and after his death on 25October 1459, his tomb was preserved here.
The Pir Ali Tomb (of Pir Ali, a close associate of Khan Jahan) is an annex building to thismausoleum and is of identical layout.
A mosque called the Dargha Mosque is attached to the mausoleum.
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View of The Khan Jahan's Mausoleum
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Six-Domed Mosque
The Six-Domed Mosque (also called the
Rezakodha Masjid) was built in the 15th
century. It is near Thakurdighipond.
It has six domes supported by stone columns.
Protecting under the Antiquities Act, the
main mihrab displays a chain and bell design.
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View of The Six-Domed Mosque
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Bagerhat Museum
A small museum has been established by the Directorate ofArchaeology of Bangladesh, in collaboration with UNESCO,in front of the Shat Gambuj Mosque.
Antiquaries collected from the area of the historical site aredisplayed providing knowledge on the history of Bagerhat.
It has three exhibit galleries of antiquaries related to the"Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat.
It includes inscriptions, potteries, terracotta plaques and
ornamental bricks.
Pictures of important historic buildings of Bangladesh arealso part of the exhibits here.
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View of The Bagerhat Museum
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Finally
Bagerhat was declared the World Heritage Site byUNESCO.
Not only the Shait-Gumbad Mosque but also the entireBagerhat was included in the site.
Many tourists from other countries and visitors from allover our country come to visit this World Heritage Siteevery year.
It is fact that, all these monuments are threatened,owing to the extreme salinity of the soil and theatmosphere, made especially vulnerable because brickarchitecture predominates.
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