Bhajahari Lodge is a protected early 20th century mansion in Tipu Sultan Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Bhajahari Lodge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Town or city | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh  |
It was built by Bhajahari Saha Banik around 1925. Although it was primarily a residence, Bhajahari and his brother Lal Mohan Saha founded a theatre company, and dramas were often performed there.[1][2]
Bhajahari Lodge is a blend of Indian and Gothic architecture. The principal facade is two storeys high, 150 feet (46 m) long, and symmetrical. The main entrance is through a trefoil arch in the middle. On the second floor are three oriel windows, the two on either side capped with half domes. The oriel window above the main entrance has a conical top, and a gabled roof rises above. An incompatible western block was added later. The forecourt had an ornamental fountain that has been lost.[1]
The lodge is on the Department of Archaeology's list of protected monuments.[3][4] However its users, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Graduates High School, want it demolished.[1]
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- ^ a b c Rahman, Mahbubur (August 2009). "An Architect's Dhaka". Star Campus. The Daily Star. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Haider, Azimusshan (1966). A City and Its Civic Body: A Description of Facts and Events Spotlighting Certain Aspects of Life in and Around Dacca During the Last Hundred Years, and an Account of Dacca Municipality: a Souvenir to Mark the Centenary of Dacca Municipality. Dacca Municipality. p. 27. OCLC 13241780.
- ^ "List of Monuments". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur; Baxter, Craig (2010). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh. Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. Vol. 75 (Fourth, revised ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-8108-6766-6.