Ahsan Manzil Restoration

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Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Architect/Planner	Shah Alam Zahiruddin
Client	Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Date	1872, restored 1986
Centuries	19th, 20th
Decade	1980s
Building Types	palatial, public/cultural
Building Usage	palace, museum
Project ID	1415
Keywords	restoration and conservation

Notes

Restoration of a Nawab palace built in 1872 in a colonial European style. It now functions as a public building. It is a brick masonry structure, with the floor and roof supported on a wood kari-barga system. (Source: AKTC)

Downloadable documents associated with this site

Author	Title	Year
Zahiruddin, Shah Alam	Bangladesh's Experience in Architectural Conservation: Five Projects	1990