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Abandoned centenary dance hall of Zamindar house in Chandanpura. The 250-year-old, two-storied building is almost dilapidated as of 2023. Decorated with various crafts. There are some remains of images of gods and goddesses and flowers on the walls. The two-storied building has 14 rooms including guest rooms. There are 10 entrance doors around the dance hall. There is only one staircase in one corner of the building to go up.
Chandanpura Nachghar is an ancient building located adjacent to Chandanpura Fire Service Station, along Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah road in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The dance hall of this zamindar house is located next to the fire service station. It is known as the dance hall of the zamindar house of Sajjalela. The building was once used as the Chittagong Divisional Fire Service Office. It is currently preserved as the proposed Fire Service and Civil Defense Museum. The Bangladesh government declared the building abandoned 25 years ago in the 1990s.
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Chandanpura Mosque
After Shaista Khar's army liberated Chittagong from the Magharajads of Arakan in 1666, numerous mosques were built here under his orders. Masjid-e-Siraj ud-Daulah is one of them. The mosque has 15 domes. The construction of the largest dome required 15 maunds of silver and brass worth about four lakh rupees at that time.
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Jatra Mohon Sen Hall
In 1916 Saratchandra Rai Bahadur laid the foundation stone of the first Town Hall named JM Sen Hall. The auditorium is named in memory of Jatramohan Sen, a Bengali lawyer, politician and social activist. There is a club here. There are also busts of Masterda Surya Sen, one of the revolutionary leaders of the anti-British freedom struggle, Jatindramohan, a famous politician in the subcontinent, Mahimchandra Das, a journalist, lawyer and politician, Nelly Sengupta, one of the pioneers of Chittagong's women's movement.
Andarqilla Shahi Jame Masjid was built after the conquest of Chittagong by the Mughals in 1666, on a small hill about 10 m above the plain. The architecture and structure of the mosque are made according to the Mughal style. According to the design of the original mosque, it is 16 m long, 6.9 m wide, and each wall is about 2.2 m thick. The western wall is made of burnt mud and the remaining three walls are made of stone. The roof is covered by a large dome in the middle and two smaller domes. Of its four octagonal towers, built in 1666, the rear two now exist. As the mosque is almost a reflection of the historical Jama Masjid of Delhi in terms of construction strategy, it gave birth to a new dimension in the development of Muslim architecture in the Chittagong region. This mosque is also called a stone mosque - "Jame Sangin" because it is built using large stones like Delhi's Jama Masjid.
A historical structure of Chittagong. Cheragi Pahar is a famous place for art-literature-culture practice. Cheragi Pahar is known as the meeting place of Chittagong's poets, journalists, writers, cultural workers, readers-writers, and organizers. There is no longer a hill called Cheragi Pahar here but there is a Cherag(lamp)-shaped structure at the intersection of three roads.
Nazrul Square
DC Hill is one of the scenic spots now officially named "Nazrul Square". It is 1 km away from Zero Point, the centre of the city. There are many tall trees around. DC Hill holds historical significance by celebrating Bengali New Year every year. Also, various cultural programs including national and cultural days, stage plays, and open film screenings are organized here.