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Sightseeing
Highlights
The Hazarduari Palace
is the star attraction of Murshidabad. Built in 1837 by Nawab Najim Humaun Jah this
palace is spread over 41 acres. It has thousand doors, 114 rooms and 8 halls,
and is built on European lines. Today it is a museum with an impressive
collection of arms, paintings and portraits, ivory carvings and valuable
antiques from China and Europe. You can
also see an array of vintage cars and carriages used by the erstwhile Nawabs.
To the north of the Hazarduari Palace,
stands the Nizamat Imambara, built
in 1847 at a cost of more than Rs 6 lakhs. The Imambara is the largest in Bengal. Between the palace and the Imambara is the smaller
Madina mosque, sporting a colourful
tiled verandah and with a replica of Prophet Muhammad's tomb at Madina.
Other attractions of the town are the Wasef Manzil, or the New Palace,
on the banks of the Ganga, with impressive
marble staircases and galleries of sculpture and paintings.
Katra
Mosque is another impressive monument built in
1723 with huge domes and high minarets, and the tombstones of the Nawabs below
the front stairway. About 1 km is the gigantic cannon, Jahan Kosha, forged in the early 17th century by a craftsman from Dhaka. Kadam Sarif
is a beautiful mosque near Jahan Kosha said to contain a replica of the
footprint of Prophet Mohammad.
Other
Activities
Murshidabad is famous for its raw silk and
silk products; shop for silk saris or dress material. The city’s ivory carvings
were once very famous, but now ivory is a banned item. You can buy other
locally made handicrafts as souvenirs.
About- Mushidabad
Mushidabad is a town with a rich history
and was the capital of Bengal, preceding
British rule. It is situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi, considered to be a
sacred channel of the Ganges and was an
extremely rich and prosperous town ruled by the Nawabs of Murshidabad. Even
after the conquest of Bengal by the British, Murshidabad remained for some time
the seat of administration, but its decline began once the capital was shifted
to Calcutta.
The Murshidabad palace, dating from 1837, is a magnificent building in Italian architecture.
The city is rich in nostalgia of the reign of the Nawabs with several palaces,
mosques, tombs, and gardens. The major industry was traditionally of silk
weaving and it has now been revived with government assistance. The city is
also famous for producing delicious mango and litchi.
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