Friday, 1 August 2014
GOLGHAR:-
Alarmed by the famine of 1770, captain John Garstin built this huge granary for
the British army in 1786. The massive structure is 29 m high and the walls are 3.6 m wide
at the base. The winding stairway around this monument offers a brilliant panoramic view
of the city and the Ganga flowing by
MARTYR'S MEMORIAL:-
A memorial to seven freedom
fighters who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India Movement of August 1942, the Martyr's
Memorial is a modern sculpture facing the Secretariat, where they were shot in their
attempt to host the national flag.
HAR MANDIR TAKHT:-
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, was born in 1660 in Patna. The Har Mandir
Takht, one of the four sacred shrines of the Sikhs, stands at this holy site. The original
temple was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and contains belongings of the Guru and Sikh
holy texts
PATNA MUSEUM:-
The Patna Museum houses a First World War cannon, metal and stone sculptures of the
Mauryan and Gupta periods, Buddhist sculptures and quaint terracotta figures. A 16 m long
fossilised tree is one of its special features.
PATHAR KI MASJID:-
Adjacent to Har Mandir Sahib, on the bank of the Ganga, is this beautiful mosque built by
Parwez Shah, son of Jehangir, when he was the governor of Bihar. It is also called Saif
Khan's mosque, Chimmi Ghat mosque and Sangi Masjid.
SHER SHAH SURI MASJID:-
Sher Shah Suri built this mosque in 1545 to commemorate his reign. Built in the Afghan
architectural style, it is one of the many beautiful mosques in Bihar, and one of the
impressive landmarks of Patna.
KHUDA BAKSH ORIENTAL LIBRARY:-
Founded in 1900, a magnificent one man collection of rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts,
Rajput and Mughal paintings, oddities like the Koran inscribed in a book only 25mm wide
and an assortment of old and new books from the University of Cordoba, Spain. It is one of
the national libraries in India. The library also contains the only books to survive the
sacking of the Moorish University of Cordoba in Spain.
JALAN MUSEUM:-
Built on the foundations of Sher Shah's fort, Qila House contains an impressive private
collection of antiques, including a dinner service that once belonged to George III, Marie
Antoinette's Sevres porcelain, Napoleon's four-poster bed, Chinese jade and Mughal silver
filigree,.It is a private collection, and prior permission is required for a visit.
SADAQAT ASHRAM:-
The Ashram is the headquarters of Bihar Vidyapeeth, a national university. India's first
president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad lived here after his retirement and there is a small museum
here showcasing his personal belongings.
AGAM KUAN:-
Agam Kuan (Unfathomable well) is one of the most important early historic archeological
remains in Patna. It is situated just close to Gulzarbagh railway Station, which is proposed
to be associated with the Mauryan Emperor Ashok.
Alarmed by the famine of 1770, captain John Garstin built this huge granary for
the British army in 1786. The massive structure is 29 m high and the walls are 3.6 m wide
at the base. The winding stairway around this monument offers a brilliant panoramic view
of the city and the Ganga flowing by
MARTYR'S MEMORIAL:-
A memorial to seven freedom
fighters who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India Movement of August 1942, the Martyr's
Memorial is a modern sculpture facing the Secretariat, where they were shot in their
attempt to host the national flag.
HAR MANDIR TAKHT:-
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, was born in 1660 in Patna. The Har Mandir
Takht, one of the four sacred shrines of the Sikhs, stands at this holy site. The original
temple was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and contains belongings of the Guru and Sikh
holy texts
PATNA MUSEUM:-
The Patna Museum houses a First World War cannon, metal and stone sculptures of the
Mauryan and Gupta periods, Buddhist sculptures and quaint terracotta figures. A 16 m long
fossilised tree is one of its special features.
PATHAR KI MASJID:-
Adjacent to Har Mandir Sahib, on the bank of the Ganga, is this beautiful mosque built by
Parwez Shah, son of Jehangir, when he was the governor of Bihar. It is also called Saif
Khan's mosque, Chimmi Ghat mosque and Sangi Masjid.
SHER SHAH SURI MASJID:-
Sher Shah Suri built this mosque in 1545 to commemorate his reign. Built in the Afghan
architectural style, it is one of the many beautiful mosques in Bihar, and one of the
impressive landmarks of Patna.
KHUDA BAKSH ORIENTAL LIBRARY:-
Founded in 1900, a magnificent one man collection of rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts,
Rajput and Mughal paintings, oddities like the Koran inscribed in a book only 25mm wide
and an assortment of old and new books from the University of Cordoba, Spain. It is one of
the national libraries in India. The library also contains the only books to survive the
sacking of the Moorish University of Cordoba in Spain.
JALAN MUSEUM:-
Built on the foundations of Sher Shah's fort, Qila House contains an impressive private
collection of antiques, including a dinner service that once belonged to George III, Marie
Antoinette's Sevres porcelain, Napoleon's four-poster bed, Chinese jade and Mughal silver
filigree,.It is a private collection, and prior permission is required for a visit.
SADAQAT ASHRAM:-
The Ashram is the headquarters of Bihar Vidyapeeth, a national university. India's first
president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad lived here after his retirement and there is a small museum
here showcasing his personal belongings.
AGAM KUAN:-
Agam Kuan (Unfathomable well) is one of the most important early historic archeological
remains in Patna. It is situated just close to Gulzarbagh railway Station, which is proposed
to be associated with the Mauryan Emperor Ashok.
