Ghari Ghar

Amrik Saha 13 months ago

The Clock Tower of Murshidabad (locally known just as Clock Tower or Ghari Ghar, also known as Big Ben of Murshidabad) is a clock tower in the Nizamat Fort Campus in West Bengal, India. The clock tower stands in the garden space between the Nizamat Imambara and the Hazarduari Palace to its east, hardly a few feet away, is the old Madina Mosque and the Bacchawali Tope. The clock tower was designed by Sagor Mistri, an Indian Bengali assistant of Colonel McLeod, the architect of the Hazarduari Palace. The clock tower is surmounted by a heavy sounding bell. Four masonry shields are placed on the ground level four corners. The dial of the clock tower faces eastwards, towards the Bhagirathi River, most probably for the sailors and passengers travelling on boats.

Partha Pratim Sarkar 15 months ago

Designed by Sagar Mistri, a Bengali artisan under Colonel Duncan McLeod, the architect of famous Hazarduari.... ...Ghari Ghar or Clock Tower is a reminder of our bygone glorious past....a time of great artistry and marvelous creation. Popular as Big Ben of Murshidabad, this watch- tower is within Killa Nizamat Campus...in between Hazarduari and lmambara. Though that great CLOCK which was famous for its accuracy and aristocracy is a ghost now, the Clock Tower is well maintained. The place is still ideal for some gorgeous clicks and nostalgia.

Rasel 18 months ago

The Clock Tower of Murshidabad (locally known just as Clock Tower or Ghari Ghar, also known as Big Ben of Murshidabad) is a clock tower in the Nizamat Fort Campus in West Bengal, India. The clock tower stands in the garden space between the Nizamat Imambara and the Hazarduari Palace to its east, hardly a few feet away, is the old Madina Mosque and the Bacchawali Tope.

The clock tower was designed by Sagor Mistri, an Indian Bengali assistant of Colonel McLeod, the architect of the Hazarduari Palace.

The clock tower is surmounted by a heavy sounding bell. Four masonry shields are placed on the ground level four corners. The dial of the clock tower faces eastwards, towards the Bhagirathi River, most probably for the sailors and passengers travelling on boats.