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| Tajhat Palace of Rangpur |
Tajhat palace located in Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. Rangpur has a number of interesting attraction to visit, such as Tajhat Palace, Central zoo, the Town Hall and Chicli Vata.
Tajhat Palace was built for Maharaja Kumar Gopal Lal Roy at the beginning of the 20th century. Who was emigrated from Punjab, between 1984 and 1991.The palace used as a High Court Branch of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and in the year of 1995 the spectacular buildings were declared by the Department of Archeology to be a protected monument and in 2005 the Rangpur Museum was installed on the second floor of the palace.
When you visit Tajhat Palace will find many display with excellent examples of 10th century artifacts, along with specimens of Arabic and Sanskrit. Included copies of the Al-Quran, Ramayana and Mahabharat. Other displays in the museum include some Hindu carvings in black stone, most of them depict the Hindu deity Vishnu.
The Palace Faced to the east, the Palace measures 76 meters across the front, with a broad staircase leading to the upper floor portico in the center. The steps of the staircase are paved in white marble. The palace has a central conical dome with semi-Corinthian columns and the ground floor doors are adorned with the Coat of Arms of the Maharaja Gopal Lal Roy.
Due to lack of funding, the museum is not always open but the architecture of the building and the grounds surrounding it make it worth visiting.
The Palace Faced to the east, the Palace measures 76 meters across the front, with a broad staircase leading to the upper floor portico in the center. The steps of the staircase are paved in white marble. The palace has a central conical dome with semi-Corinthian columns and the ground floor doors are adorned with the Coat of Arms of the Maharaja Gopal Lal Roy.
Due to lack of funding, the museum is not always open but the architecture of the building and the grounds surrounding it make it worth visiting.
