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Lalbagh Fort

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Bangladesh (Asie et pacifique)

Date de soumission : 17/02/1999
Critères: (i)(ii)(iv)
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumission préparée par :
Department of Archeology
Etat, province ou région :
In the oldcity of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on the former bank of the River Ganges
Ref.: 1210

Description

A palace fortress constructed by Prince Muhammed Azam, third son of Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb, 1678-9. Continued by the next viceroy, Shaista Khan, its building stopped after the death of his daughter, Iran Dukht, whose tomb is one of the monuments on the site, which also includes an audience hall with attached hammam, a mosque, etc.