hazarduari palace

SUBHAM KUNDU 11 months ago

Murshidabad Hazarduari is one of the precious tourist places that India holds currently. In 1837, the palace was built by Mir Jafar and his family, exclusively designed by General Duncan McLeod.

The Hazar Duari Murshidabad complex has a Madina mosque, Nizam Imambaara, Clock, etc. Although Indian palaces are named after their ruler, Hazar Duari was named for its characteristics, "a thousand doors" for its characteristics.

Expanding deep to the subject, West Bengals'' Murshidabad itself is a known name as it was the largest city globally. When Nawab Murshid-Quil-Khan used to rule Bihar, Orissa, and Bengal, Murshidabad was the capital of the entire empire. However, this is not what West Bengal has in the historical collection.

When Britishers came to India and started their trade business, they captured the entire country under its colony. And Calcutta (now Kolkata) was announced as the nation's capital by them. Interestingly, they even convinced Mir Jafar to cheat Nawab and help the Britishers achieve their agenda.

The Murshidabad Hazar Duari Palace was built after demolishing Nizamat Kila back then. The construction undoubtedly has a well-researched design with 37 stones heading to the upper portico. There were numerous huge gateways with different names.

The main gateway had Naubat Khanas, where musicians had their galleries to settle and play music. Including this, it has seven giant pillars having 5.5 m its base and 18 ft in height. This great architect of Murshidabad was all set to create the buzz in 1837 with its multiple specialities.

Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah laid the foundation stone to make it an actual Nawabi Palace. But the concrete bed was so in-depth that the Nawab had to use a ladder where he even fainted due to the huge crowd and suffocation.

The Nawab Palace is nearly 40 ft away from the River Bhagirathi. Hazaar Dwari frontage has a north-facing staircase which again was a discussion then. The palace consists of a total of 114 rooms with several doors. The primary focus of the designer was to showcase the Indo-European architects.

Jardish Hossain 13 months ago

It is a historical place in MURSHIDABAD

RAFIKUL SHAIKH 14 months ago

Best place in Murshidabad!????