In South Asia there is Bangladesh, a country bordering Burma, the Bay of Bengal and India. It is a country where many people live, it is the seventh most populous country in the world, heir to the culture of Bengal. a land of humid, tropical climate, hit by cyclones and that frequently suffers natural disasters. Too many, because unfortunately it is a poor country. But it has a rich cultural heritage and a thousand-year-old history, so there are many interesting places to visit. For example, there is Fort Lalbagh.
Fort Lalbagh began to be built in 1678 by orders of the then prince Muhammad Azam. It is a palace-fortress on the banks of the Buriganga River, in the southwestern part of Dhaka, the capital city of the country, a megacity. This prince ruled Bengal only 15 months and his successor did not complete the works since his daughter died here inside and since then the palace seemed an ominous place. This fort is considered the combination of three buildings, a mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the Diwan -i-Aam.
Today Fort Lalbagh occupies an area of 7.2 hectares and archaeological excavations have revealed the remains of other structures, including an imposing door located to the south, three stories high lined with minarets. There is also an anal watercourse with sources at regular intervals that connects the three buildings from east to west and two similar channels that run from south to north. These canals and fountains are typical of Mughal architecture and help create some cool atmosphere. The building that is in the middle is the tomb of Bibi Pari, the dead woman, and it is the most impressive building of those that have survived to this day. It has eight rooms around a square room containing the mortal remains of the woman under a false octagonal dome covered in polished silver.
The entire interior wall is covered with white marble and the roofs have tiles, many of which have been restored. On the other side is the mosque, a three-story building with a water tank included and remains of structures have been found Older, gardens and fountains. The Diwan-i-Aam has two floors and is shocking. The Hamman, a one-story building attached to the first, includes an open platform, a small kitchen, an oven, water storage, bathrooms, a dress and an extra room. It even has an underground room for boiling water. But what purpose did this huge and majestic fort serve? Well, the question was to protect, to enclose defensively the palatial buildings inside.
