Things to do in Sonargaon
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Goaldi Mosque
Built in 1519, the graceful, single-domed Goaldi Mosque is the most impressive of the few extant monuments of the old capital city, and a good example of pre-Mughal architecture.
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Fateh Shah's Mosque
Another single-domed mosque in the Mograpara area, Fateh Shah's Mosque, predates Goaldi Mosque by 35 years. It has been renovated rather than restored, and is consequently not as interesting.
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Panch Pir Dargah
A thriving village located on the Dhaka-Chittagong Hwy, Mograpara claims most of the remains of the old capital, including the Panch Pir Dargah. These monuments aren't very impressive and most visitors, believing only Painam Nagar to be Old Sonargaon, don't even know they exist.
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Tomb of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
A thriving village located on the Dhaka-Chittagong Hwy, Mograpara claims most of the remains of the old capital, including the Tomb of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah. These monuments aren't very impressive and most visitors, believing only Painam Nagar to be Old Sonargaon, don't even know they exist.
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Folk-Art Museum
Built in 1901, this stunning rajbari is an appropriate building for a folk-art museum. The building has two façades. The one facing the street, with steps leading down to the water and life-size English horsemen in stucco on either side, is one of the most picturesque in Bangladesh. The other, at the museum’s entrance, is profusely embellished with a mosaic of blue and white tiles, and has something of an Andalucian look to it.
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Painam Nagar
The once elegant town of Painam Nagar is busy fighting a losing battle with nature, and with every passing year the trees and vines drape themselves a little further over the decaying houses. The result is a delightful ghost-town quality where the buildings appear to hang like exotic fruits from the branches of the trees.
Constructed almost entirely between 1895 and 1905 on a small segment of the ancient capital city, this tiny settlement consists of a single narrow street, lined with around 50 (now dilapidated) mansions built by wealthy Hindu merchants. At the time of Partition, many owners fled to India, leaving their elegant homes in the care of poor tenants, who did…
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