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A park complete with toy train rides and a children's activity centre.
Motijhil, also known as Company's Lake due to its association with the East India Company, is a horse-shoe shaped lake in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. It was created by Nawazish Muhammad Khan, the son-in-law of Nawab Alivardi Khan. He also constructed a precious palatial palace beside this lake which is called the Sang-i-Dalan which is also known as the Motijhil Palace. It is located at the bend of this lake. It was used as the residence of Nawazish and Ghaseti Begum, Nawazish's beloved wife. It is said that after Nawazish died, Ghaseti Begum lived here until Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah took over the palace and seized the residents' in 1756 AD. With this money he built a similar lake with a beautiful palace, Hirajheel, on the opposite side of the Hooghly River. The palace has a lofty gateway, a mosque known as the "Shahamat Jang" and the Kala Masjid and some other buildings which were all built by Nawazish. This palace was built in 1740. As far as etymology is concerned, the palace has been named so as it was built using black basalt pillars which were brought from the ruins of Gaur. Thus, it was given the name of Sang-i-Dalan or the Stone Palace. This palace was then decorated with different varieties of flower plants and precious marbles.
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Mosque of Shahamat Jang
Just outside the Motijhil Park, this mosque is the only remnant of the nawab period in the Motijhil area. The mosque was built by Nawab Nawaei Muhammad Khan, husband of Ghasuti Begal and dates back to 1750. It consists of three domes and four corner minarets. There are five graves in front of the mosque and including that of Nawab Nawaei Muhammad Khan.
South Gate
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.
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).