Curzon Hall
Curzon Hall is a British Raj-era building and the home of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Dhaka, located in Shahbagh. The building was originally intended to be a town hall and is named after Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India who laid its foundation stone in 1904.Photo: Boles Shikmim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mausoleum of Three Leaders and Bangladesh Shishu Academy.
Mausoleum of Three Leaders
Photo: Sume3349, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mausoleum of Three Leaders, officially Three National Leaders' Shrine, located at Shahbag, New Dhaka in Bangladesh. It contains the graves of three prominent leaders of Pakistan Movement from Bengal: A. Mausoleum of Three Leaders is situated 280 metres northwest of Curzon Hall.
Bangladesh Shishu Academy
School
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Bangladesh Shishu Academy is the national academy for children in Bangladesh. It was established in 1976 by Ziaur Rahman for promoting cultural development of children, and nurturing their talents. Bangladesh Shishu Academy is situated 190 metres northwest of Curzon Hall.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque is situated 1 km east of Curzon Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Dhaka and Paltan.
Old Dhaka
Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the Indian subcontinent, and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.
Paltan
Suburb
Paltan is a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Central Dhaka
Central Dhaka includes Motijheel, the centre of finance and business, the University of Dhaka, a historic area with a number of museums, and Tejgaon-Dhanmondi, home to large shopping malls, markets and a variety of eateries.
Curzon Hall
- Type: University building
- Description: British Raj-era building and home of the Faculty of Science at the University of Dhaka
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Ward - 56, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.72738° or 23° 43′ 39″ northLongitude
90.40193° or 90° 24′ 7″ eastLevels
3Open location code
7MMGPCG2+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 264272612OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q5196138
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Curzon Hall” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Curzon Hall”
- Bengali: “কার্জন হল”
- Chinese: “寇松厅”
- Japanese: “カーゾン・ホール”
- Japanese: “カールゾン・ホール”
- Urdu: “کرزن ہال”
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