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The railway bridge was built over the Karnaphuli River in 1930 during British rule. The bridge has 2 abutments, 6 brick pillars, 12 steel pillars and 19 spans. It connects the greater Chittagong district to the north and south. It is also called the gateway of South Chittagong. The bridge was declared endangered in 2001.
Kalurghat Bridge is situated over Karnaphuli river. It is located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. From prehistoric times, the site has played a role in river crossings called "Kalur Ghat". Later, this 239 metres (784 ft) long railway bridge was built during the British rule in 1930. Locally, the bridge is popularly known as "Kalurghat's Pole".
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Mini Bangladesh
Basically a theme park where the various sights and historical buildings of Bangladesh are exactly replicated. The complex includes Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Ahsan Manzil, Supreme Court, Curzon Hall, Kantajew Temple, Darbar Hall, Barakuthi, Chhotakuthi, Choto Sona Mosque, Lalbagh Fort, Somapura Mahavihara, National Martyrs' Memorial, Shaheed Minar, St. Nicholas Church, Chirantan Palli, Bridge under the train, artificial water bodies, six Keuch (seating stalls), five water fountains and three Kids Zone. There is also a 71 meter or 230 feet tall Independence Tower commemorating the 1971 Liberation War.
Star Cineplex - Bali Arcade
United Nations Shobuj Udyan
A total of 69.357 acres of land was acquired and 136 residential plots of one bigha size were allotted in the Panchlaish Residential Area of the city. Of this, 2.30 acres of land were reserved for Shobuj Uddan (Green Field)—which later became known as the United Nations Park.
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 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.
Chittagong War Cemetery
Built on hilly slopes and plains near Chittagong Medical College, near Fine Arts Institute on Chatteswari Road and Finley Guest House. The mausoleum was established by the British Army after World War II. Initially, there were about 400 tombs, but today there are 731 tombs of which 17 are of unknown persons. There are about 20 (1 Dutch and 19 Japanese) graves of national and foreign soldiers killed in World War II. There is also a Chittagong-Bombay memorial of World War II (1939-1945) here.