Museum and gallery, Dhaka
Ahsan Manzilআহসান মঞ্জিল
- Time needed
- One to two hours.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Small ticket; higher for foreign visitors.
The pink palace of the Nawabs of Dhaka on the Buriganga, with its tall dome and grand river stair, now a museum of the family and the city in the 19th century.
At a glance
- Completed
- 1872
- Today
- Branch of the National Museum
About
Nawab Abdul Ghani completed the palace in 1872 and named it after his son Ahsanullah. A tornado in 1888 damaged it badly and it was rebuilt with the dome that now marks the skyline of the river front. For decades it was the centre of Dhaka's politics and society.
After restoration it opened as a branch of the National Museum. Its rooms show furniture, portraits and photographs of the Nawabi era; the lawn in front runs down to the river.
Getting there: Rickshaw from Sadarghat or Islampur, a few minutes.
Things to do
- Walk through the rooms, then cross to Sadarghat for the river.
Good to know
- Check the weekly closing day before you go.
