History of Ahsan Manzil Museum Story

 

Ahsan Manzil is situated on the banks of the waterway Buriganga in the Kumartuli zone of ​​Islampur in old Dhaka. It was once in the past the private castle of the Nawabs of Dhaka and the Sadar Kachari of the zamindari. It is as of now being utilized as an exhibition hall. It was established by Nawab Abdul Gani. He named it after his child Khwaja Ahsanullah. A gathering held here in 1906 chose to set up the Muslim League. Ahsan Manzil has been revamped a few times. The most recent changes have been made as of late. It is currently an exhibition hall run by the Bangladesh National Museum. 

In the eighteenth century, Sheik Inayetullah Ahsan, the zamindar of Jamalpur Pargana, assembled an entertainment building called Rangmahal on the current site of the manzil. Afterward, his child Sheik Matiullah offered the Rangmahal to French traders. It has for some time been known as a general store. At that point in 1830, Khwaja Alimullah, the dad of Nawab Abdul Ghani, who lived in Begum Bazar, got it and began living there. At the focal point of this habitation was a ground breaking strategy drawn up by Khwaja Abdul Gani Martin and Company, an European development and designing organization, whose fundamental structure was Ahsan Manzil. Nawab Abdul Gani began the development of the castle in 1859 and finished it in 182. He named it 'Ahsan Manzil' after his adored child Khwaja Ahsanullah. Around then the recently constructed royal residence building was known as Rangmahal and the old structure was known as Andarmahal. 

The entire of Ahsan Manzil was seriously harmed by a solid quake on 6 April 18. The current raised vault was included during the recreation of the harmed Ahsan Manzil. Excellent blocks were brought from Raniganj for remaking and fix. Specialist Govinda Chandra Roy led the fix work. Around then there was no such superb structure in Dhaka city as Ahsan Manzil. The vault over its castle was probably the most noteworthy top in the city, standing out from far off. 

At the point when the quake hit Dhaka on 12 June 1897, the Ahsan Manzil was seriously harmed. The Nahabat Khana adjoining Islampur Road along the south verandah of Ahsan Manzil totally fallen. Later Nawab Ahsanullah reconstructed it. In 1952, the Dhaka Nawab Estate was procured by the legislature under the Zamindari Eviction Act. In any case, the private structures of the Nawabs, the Ahsan Manzil and the nursery houses are out of procurement. After some time, because of absence of assets and the impact of the Nawab's family, the support of Ahsan Manzil got troublesome. During the 1960s, individuals from the Nawab's family purchased resources at sell off. 

Structural style: 

There is a lovely vault on the top of this royal residence. At one time the head of this vault was the most elevated in Dhaka city. It is likewise excellent to see the three-angled passageway outside the fundamental structure. Similarly, the steps to the top likewise stand out for everyone. There are two excellent curves on the east and west closures which are the most delightful. There are two sections inside Ahsan Manzil. There is a front room and a library in the eastern part. In the western part there are ballrooms and other lounge rooms. Down the stairs there are courts and lounge areas. 

The two-celebrated castle expanding on a 1 meter high special raised area estimates 125.4 meters and 26.75 meters. The range from floor to roof is 5 meters on the ground floor and 5.8 meters on the subsequent floor. On the north and south sides of the castle, there is a vehicle verandah equivalent to the primary floor. The vehicle on the south side slid from the two-story verandah over the verandah to the waterway save money with a huge open flight of stairs prompting the nursery. There was a wellspring in the nursery before the steps, which is absent. On the north and south sides of both the floors of the royal residence there is a wide verandah with half circle curves. The floors of the verandas and rooms are enriched with marble stones. 

For the development of the arch of Ahsan Manzil, the square room on the ground floor was first loaded up with blocks and given a round shape. The upper sessions included two cutaways, for simpler access to the higher frets. The lower sessions highlighted two cutaways, for simpler access to the higher frets. This octagonal room has become the barrel of the vault on the rooftop. At long last, the sharp arch formed vault is made by bit by bit inclining the sharp tops of the octagons towards the inside. The tallness of the head of the vault starting from the earliest stage 26.13 meters. 

History of Ahsan Manzil Museum 

After the freedom of Bangladesh, Ahsan Manzil arrived near the very edge of demolition because of lack of regard and misuse. Under these conditions, in 1984, the replacements of the Dhaka Nawab family wanted to sell Ahsan Manzil Palace at closeout. The administration's proposition to offer the land to the Ministry of Land Administration was submitted to the then Prime Minister Sheik Mujib for definite endorsement. Be that as it may, Sheik Mujib Ahsan, understanding the building magnificence and recorded importance of the Manzil, dismissed the proposal to sell it at closeout on November 2, 1984. 

The venture named 'Remodel, Beautification and Transformation of Ahsan Manzil' was begun in March 1986. The fundamental target of the task was to remodel the Ahsan Manzil working to save the national significant history and compositional landmarks and to build up the encompassing zone of ​​the building. The Bangladesh National Museum was the chief body of the task under the Ministry of Culture. Be that as it may, the obligation of executing the venture was together vested in the Bangladesh National Museum and the Department of Public Works. Remodel and preservation work is going all out