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The southern entrance of Quila Nizamat. The single arch entrance is surmounted by a Nawbat Khana, where royal instruments were played. The entrance is large & high enough for an elephant to pass with a howdah on its back. It was built by Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan. The Ghari Ghanta just north of the Dakshin Darja consists of a bell on top of a bastion.
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White Mosque
The white coloured Safed Mosque was built by Siraj ud Daulah in 1756 - 57. The three-domed mosque lies on the banks of Bhagirati and is near the Dakshin Darwaza (South Gate).
The original palace was destroyed in an earthquake. The present palace was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan, the Nawab of Murshidabad. It has been beautifully restored. Behind the Wasif Manzil lie the ruins of Begum Mahal.
The Chawk Mosque was built in 1767 by Munni Begum wife of Mir Jafar. The mosque has five domes and approached through an entrance flanked with minerates
Houses the tomb of Nawab Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan, son-in-law and successor of Murshid Quli Khan. There is a mosque known as Shuja-ud-Din's mosque, which was most likely built by Alivardi Khan after Shuja-ud-Din's death.
The triple arched gate is topped with a nahabatkhana. The arches are high enough to let elephant pass. It was built by Nawab Shuja Uddin Khan who succeeded Murshid Quli Khan.