Though a small country. Bangladesh has three world heritage sites. - TopicsExpress



          

Though a small country. Bangladesh has three world heritage sites. The historic shatgombuj mosque of bagerhat. The ruins of the buddhist vihara at paharpur and the sunderbans. The shatgombuj mosque is a 15th century islamic edifice situated in the suburbs of bagerhat on the edge of the sundarbans. Some 175km southwest of Dhaka. It is an enormous moghul architectural site covering a very large area. The mosque is unique in that it has sixty pillars. Which support serventy-seven exquisitely curved domes that have worn away with the passage of time. The mausoleum of the citys founder. Khan jahan ali can be found nearby. With the declaration of the mosque as a world Heritage site. it is hoped that this beautiful architectural monument will be preserved from further decay.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:12:00 +0000

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