Fort Aurangabad
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Fort Aurangabad, better known as Lalbagh Fort, is an incomplete 17th-century Mughal riverside fortress complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, noted for its historic architecture and gardens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Aurangabad canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal fortress complex
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lalbagh Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lalbagh Kella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Mughal architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Prince Muhammad Azam Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Prince Muhammad Azam Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | incomplete ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched gateways
ⓘ
domes ⓘ minarets (on the mosque) ⓘ ornamental gardens ⓘ pavilions ⓘ water tanks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Diwan-i-Aam (hall of public audience)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lalbagh Fort Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ gardens ⓘ gateways ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ tomb of Bibi Pari ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Mughal period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Lalbagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ahsan Manzil (another historic site in Dhaka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bank of the Buriganga River ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gardens
ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ incomplete construction ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal Empire military architecture ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam (for the mosque within the complex) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1678 ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major attraction in Dhaka ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ residence of Mughal governor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.