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Main Mosque
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Fuller House
Fuller House (1909), a large two-storey red-brick building that is similar in appearance to the college.
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Singar Mosque
Singar Mosque, across the main road from Shait Gumbad, is much easier to find, but less of an adventure to get to.
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Collegiate School
Collegiate School (1836) consists of two single-storey structures east of the college, with verandas along the facades.
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New Market
The cube of chaos that is New Market, on the way to the train station, is most active in the morning, and is a photographer’s paradise
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Sat Gumbad Mosque
Dating from 1680, Sat Gumbad Mosque is a white-washed onion-dome mosque, and the finest example of the pure Mughal-style mosque in Dhaka.
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Saheb Bazar
Saheb Bazar, immediately northwest of the junction known as Zero Point, is a heady mix of winding alleys and colourful stores, and also great for aimless wandering.
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Shahzadpur Mosque
Just outside Pabna is this splendid 15-dome pre-Mughal mosque, built in 1528 in traditional bangla (pre-Mauryan and Mauryan) style with thick walls and various arched entrances.
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Old High Court
The imposing old High Court, once the governor’s residence, is just north of Dhaka University’s main campus. It is the finest example in Dhaka of the European Renaissance style.
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Rajshahi Government College
Rajshahi Government College, which dates from 1873 when several maharajas donated money for its establishment, is an elegant two-storey edifice with beautiful semicircular arched windows.
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Zinda Pir Mosque
You might also want to check out the tumbledown Zinda Pir Mosque, which is about 500m off to the west of Mazhar Khan Jahan Ali, and contains a number of small tombs within its overgrown grounds.
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Zia Memorial Museum
This museum is housed in an interesting mock-Tudor mansion. Among its much-revered collection is the microphone and transmitter with which President Zia proclaimed the country’s independence in 1971.
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Kantanagar Temple
Set in the graceful heart of gorgeous countryside, the rouge sandcastle of Kantanagar Temple is a stunning block of religious artwork, and is surely one of the most impressive Hindu monuments in Bangladesh.
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Dhamrai Metal Crafts Workshop
In Dhamrai most of the finest Raj-era buildings are occupied by brass or weaving workshops, and are slowly being restored to their former glory. One workshop that has received high praise is Dhamrai Metal Craft.
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Govinda Bhita Hindu Temple
Opposite the museum, the remains of a 6th-century temple overlook a picturesque bend in the river. The temple looks like a broken-down step pyramid and is another peaceful spot. Opening hours are the same as for the museum.
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Central Bazar
The Central Bazar is a warren of alleyways between the lower ends of Jubilee and Station Rds. It’s almost impossible not to lose your way among the densely packed rows of clothing shops, but it’s a lot of fun trying to find your way out again.
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Baitul Mukarram Mosque
West of Motijheel on Topkhana Rd, this enormous modern mosque is designed in the style of the holy Ka’aba of Mecca and is a hard-to-miss landmark. The boisterous market in the surrounding streets stretches around most of the national stadium.
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Zareen Tea Estate
Home to the renowned Ispahani tea and has tea bushes that seem to bounce across the tops of the rolling hills that so typify this area. It’s about 1.5km beyond Radhanagar village and well signposted. The cycle here passes some beautiful farmland.
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Dhaka University
Dating from 1921, Dhaka University, or just DU, has some fine old buildings. The architectural masterpiece is the red-brick Curzon Hall , a highly impressive example of the European-Mughal style of building erected after the first partition of Bengal in 1905.
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Ethnological Museum
The interesting Ethnological Museum has displays on Bangladesh’s tribal people. Unfortunately, it isn’t always open when it should be. Some of the exhibits are looking a bit tattered, but it covers all the major tribal groups of the nearby Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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