Armenian Church of Holy Resurrection, Dhaka
Aerial view of the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection, built in 1781, and it graveyard from an adjacent building. Armanitola, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Armenian Apostolic Church in Dhaka
The Armenian Church (also known as Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection) is a historically significant architectural monument situated in the Armanitola area of old Dhaka, Bangladesh. The church bears testimony to the existence of a significant Armenian community in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Following the domination of their homeland by Persian powers of the time, Armenians were sent by their new rulers to the Bengal region for both political and economic reasons. Although the Armenian presence in South Asia is now insignificant, their presence in Dhaka dates back to the 17th century. Armenians came to Dhaka for business. In Dhaka, Armenian merchants traded in jute and leather, and profitability in these businesses convinced some to move permanently to Bangladesh. The area where they lived became known as Armanitola.
In 1781 the now famous Armenian Church was built on Armenian Street in Armanitola, then a thriving business district. The site was an Armenian graveyard before the church was built, and the tombstones that have survived serve as a chronicle of Armenian life in the area.
The church is 750 feet (230 m) in length. It has 4 doors, 27 windows. The main floor is divided into three parts: a pulpit enclosed by railings, a middle section with two folding doors, and an area separated by a wooden fence for seating. There is a spiral staircase into the second floor of the church. Beside of this there was a watch house. It was built by johans paru piyete sarkis.
In the old graveyard, amongst the 350 people buried there, a statue stands at the grave of Catachik Avatik Thomas, portraying his wife.
Today, the church is usually closed. It has been the subject of BBC and AFP documentaries. It has been recognized as a heritage site under the jurisdiction of the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh.
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Armenian Church,Dhaka
The Armenian Church (also known as Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection)[1] is a historically significant architectural monument situated in the Armanitola area of old Dhaka, Bangladesh. The church bears testimony to the existence of a significant Armenian community in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Following the domination of their homeland by Persian powers of the time, Armenians were sent by their new rulers to the Bengal region for both political and economic reasons. Although the Armenian presence in South Asia is now insignificant, their presence in Dhaka dates back to the 17th century.[2] Armenians came to Dhaka for business. In Dhaka, Armenian merchants traded in jute and leather, and profitability in these businesses convinced some to move permanently to Bangladesh.[3] The area where they lived became known as Armanitola.[4]
In 1781 the now famous Armenian Church was built on Armenian Street in Armanitola, then a thriving business district. The site was an Armenian graveyard before the church was built, and the tombstones that have survived serve as a chronicle of Armenian life in the area.[3] Agaminus Catachik, an Armenian, gave away the land to build the church. Michel Cerkess, Okotavata Setoor Sevorg, Aga Amnius, and Merkers Poges helped build the church.[citation needed]
In the fifty years following the church's construction, a clock tower was erected on its western side. Allegedly, the clock could be heard four miles away, and people synchronised their watches with the sound of the tower's bell. The clock stopped in 1880, and an earthquake destroyed the tower in 1897.[2] The Armenian played a prominent part in the jute trade in Dhaka and are reputed to be the pioneers of that trade in the second half of the 19th century.Today, the last Armenian that takes cares of the church is Mikel Housep Martirossian (Michael Joseph Martin).[5][6] He was also one of the Armenian who was in the jute trade.
The church is 750 feet (230 m) in length. It has 4 doors, 27 windows. The main floor is divided into three parts: a pulpit enclosed by railings, a middle section with two folding doors, and an area separated by a wooden fence for seating. There is a spiral staircase into the second floor of the church. Beside of this there was a watch house. It was built by johans paru piyete sarkis. The house broke down by an earth quake in 1897. There was a square tower in between the church. A shonkhonill special type of minar used in India to show respect minar was on the top of that. The corridor of the church is 14 feet wide. There is beautiful paintings in the church, it was done by the artist charles port. There is a room behind the pulpit used for baptism, with a 3 foot deep marble baptismal font.
Mother Teresa stayed in the church compound during a 1996 visit to Dhaka.[7]
In the old graveyard, amongst the 350 people buried there, a statue stands at the grave of Catachik Avatik Thomas, portraying his wife. The statue was bought from Kolkata and the grave is inscribed with the words Best of Husband.[1]
Today, the church is usually closed. It has been the subject of BBC and AFP documentaries. It has been recognized as a heritage site under the jurisdiction of the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh.
Armenian Apostolic Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This Armenian Apostolic Church in Dhaka, was built in 1781.
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The Armenian Church (also known as Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection) is a historically significant architectural monument situated in the Armanitola area of old Dhaka, Bangladesh. The church bears testimony to the existence of a significant Armenian community in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Following the domination of their homeland by Persian powers of the time, Armenians were sent by their new rulers to the Bengal region for both political and economic reasons. Although the Armenian presence in South Asia is now insignificant, their presence in Dhaka dates back to the 17th century. Armenians came to Dhaka for business. In Dhaka, Armenian merchants traded in jute and leather, and profitability in these businesses convinced some to move permanently to Bangladesh. The area where they lived became known as Armanitola.
In 1781 the now famous Armenian Church was built on Armenian Street in Armanitola, then a thriving business district. The site was an Armenian graveyard before the church was built, and the tombstones that have survived serve as a chronicle of Armenian life in the area. Agaminus Catachik, an Armenian, gave away the land to build the church. Michel Cerkess, Okotavata Setoor Sevorg, Aga Amnius, and Merkers Poges helped build the church.
In the fifty years following the church's construction, a clock tower was erected on its western side. Allegedly, the clock could be heard four miles away, and people synchronised their watches with the sound of the tower's bell. The clock stopped in 1880, and an earthquake destroyed the tower in 1897The Armenians played a prominent part in the jute trade in Dhaka and are reputed to be the pioneers of that trade in the second half of the 19th century.Today, the last Armenian that takes cares of the church is Mikel Housep Martirossian (Michael Joseph Martin). He was also one of the Armenian who was in the jute trade.
The church is 750 feet (230 m) in length. It has 4 doors, 27 windows. The main floor is divided into three parts: a pulpit enclosed by railings, a middle section with two folding doors, and an area separated by a wooden fence for seating. There is a spiral staircase into the second floor of the church. Beside of this there was a watch house built by Johans Paru Piyete Sarkis. The watch house was destroyed by an earthquake in 1897. There is a square tower on the church with a shonkhonil (special type of minar used in India to show respect) minar on the top of it. The aisle of the church is 14 feet wide. There are some beautiful paintings in the church, by the artist Charles Port. There is a room behind the pulpit used for baptism, with a 3 foot deep marble baptismal font.
Mother Teresa stayed in the church compound during a 1996 visit to Dhaka.
In the old graveyard, amongst the 350 people buried there, a statue stands at the grave of Catachik Avatik Thomas, portraying his wife. The statue was bought from Kolkata and the grave is inscribed with the words Best of Husband.
It was a subject of BBC and AFP documentaries before it was declared as a religious and historical heritage by the government of Bangladesh and put under supervision of the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh that has taken measures to restore and safeguard the cultural heritage. Government of the Republic of Armenia has shown interest to cooperate in the effort of the Bangladesh government. Now the site is open during daytime for the visitors.
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The Armenian church in old Dhaka is a historically significant architectural monument. The church bears testimony to the existence of a significant Armenian community during 17th and 18th centuries. Following the domination of their homeland by the Persians, Armenians migrated to this region of the Bengal.
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Old Dhaka (in Bengali, পুরনো ঢাকা ) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.It was founded in 1608 as Jahangir Nagar, the capital of Mughal Bengal. It is located on the banks of the Buriganga River. It was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of South Asia and the center of the worldwide muslin trade. The Nawab of Bengal shifted the capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad in the early-18th century. With the rise of Calcutta (now Kolkata) during the British rule, Dhaka began to decline and came to be known as the City of Magnificent Ruins. The British however began to develop the modern city from the mid-19th century.
Star Mosque
Star Mosque (Bengali: তারা মসজিদ; also known as Tara Masjid), is a mosque located in Armanitola area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The mosque has ornate designs and is decorated with motifs of blue stars. It was built in the first half of the 19th century by Mirza Golam Pir (Mirza Ahmed Jan).
Star Mosque was first built by Mirza Ghulam Pir, as a three-domed oblong edifice. But an over-enthusiastic and zealous merchant named Ali Jan Bepari completely remodeled and reconstructed it with extremely delicate and richly colored tiles of variegated patterns. Ali Jan has added the new verandah, that is mentioned in the introduction, on the east and spent lavishly on importing Japanese and English decorated China clay tiles to improve the inner and outer show of the mosque. It is now a five-domed structure. In 1987, two domes have been raised on an extension to the northern side without any respect to its antiquity, architectural style, and decoration.
তারা মসজিদ পুরানো ঢাকার আরমানিটোলায় আবুল খয়রাত সড়কে অবস্থিত। সাদা মার্বেলের গম্বুজের ওপর নীলরঙা তারায় খচিত এ মসজিদ নির্মিত হয় আঠারো শতকের প্রথম দিকে। মসজিদের গায়ে এর নির্মাণ-তারিখ খোদাই করা ছিল না। জানা যায়, আঠারো শতকে ঢাকার 'মহল্লা আলে আবু সাঈয়ীদ'-এ (পরে যার নাম আরমানিটোলা হয়) আসেন জমিদার মির্জা গোলাম পীর (মির্জা আহমদ জান)। ঢাকার ধণাঢ্য ব্যক্তি মীর আবু সাঈয়ীদের নাতি ছিলেন তিনি। মির্জা গোলাম পীর এ মসজিদ নির্মাণ করেন। মির্জা সাহেবের মসজিদ হিসেবে এটি তখন বেশ পরিচিতি পায়। ১৮৬০ সালে মারা যান মির্জা গোলাম পীর। পরে, ১৯২৬ সালে, ঢাকার তৎকালীন স্থানীয় ব্যবসায়ী, আলী জান বেপারী মসজিদটির সংস্কার করেন। সে সময় জাপানের রঙিন চিনি-টিকরি পদার্থ ব্যবহৃত হয় মসজিদটির মোজাইক কারুকাজে।
মোঘল স্থাপত্য শৈলীর প্রভাব রয়েছে এ মসজিদে। ঢাকার কসাইটুলীর মসজিদেও এ ধরনের বৈশিষ্ট্য লক্ষ্য করা যায়। উল্লেখ্য, দিল্লি, আগ্রা ও লাহোরের সতের শতকে নির্মিত স্থাপত্যকর্মের ছাপ পড়ে মোঘল স্থাপত্য শৈলীতে।
মির্জা গোলামের সময় মসজিদটি ছিল তিন গম্বুজঅলা, দৈর্ঘ্যে ৩৩ ফুট (১০.০৬ মিটার) আর প্রস্থে ১২ ফুট (৪.০৪ মিটার)। আলী জানের সংস্কারের সময়, ১৯২৬ সালে, মসজিদের পূর্ব দিকে একটি বারান্দা বাড়ানো হয়। ১৯৮৭ সালে তিন গম্বুজ থেকে পাঁচ গম্বুজ করা হয়। পুরনো একটি মেহরাব ভেঙে দুটো গম্বুজ আর তিনটি নতুন মেহরাব বানানো হয়।
Armenian Church
The Armenian Church (also known as Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection) is a historically significant architectural monument situated in the Armanitola area of old Dhaka, Bangladesh. The church bears testimony to the existence of a significant Armenian community in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries.
আর্মেনীয় গির্জা পুরানো ঢাকার একটি প্রাচীন খ্রিস্টধর্মীয় উপাসনালয়। এটি ১৭৮১ খ্রিস্টাব্দে প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়। এটি পুরানো ঢাকার আর্মানিটোলায় অবস্থিত।ব্যবসা-বাণিজ্যের প্রয়োজনে অষ্টাদশ ও ঊনবিংশ শতকে ঢাকায় অনেক আর্মেনীয় ব্যক্তির আগমন ঘটে। গীর্জা নির্মাণের পূর্বে ঐ স্থানে ছিলো আর্মেনীয়দের একটি কবরস্থান। এই গির্জার জন্য জমি দান করেন আগা মিনাস ক্যাটচিক।
Ahsan Manzil
Ahsan Manzil (Bengali: আহসান মঞ্জিল, Ahsan Monjil) was the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka.[1] The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Construction was started in 1859 and was completed in 1872. It was constructed in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. It has been designated as a national museum.
আহসান মঞ্জিল পুরনো ঢাকার ইসলামপুরের কুমারটুলী এলাকায় বুড়িগঙ্গা নদীর তীরে অবস্থিত। এটি পূর্বে ছিল ঢাকার নবাবদের আবাসিক প্রাসাদ ও জমিদারীর সদর কাচারি। বর্তমানে এটি জাদুঘর হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হচ্ছে। এর প্রতিষ্ঠাতা নওয়াব আবদুল গনি।তিনি তার পুত্র খাজা আহসানুল্লাহ-র নামানুসারে এর নামকরণ করেন।১৮৫৯ খ্রিস্টাব্দে আহসান মঞ্জিলের নির্মাণ কাজ শুরু হয়ে ১৮৭২ খ্রিস্টাব্দে সমাপ্ত হয়। ১৯০৬ খ্রিস্টাব্দে এখানে এক অনুষ্ঠিত বৈঠকে মুসলিম লীগ প্রতিষ্ঠার সিদ্ধান্ত হয়। আহসান মঞ্জিল কয়েকবার সংস্কার করা হয়েছে। সর্বশেষ সংস্কার করা হয়েছে অতি সম্প্রতি। এখন এটি বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর কর্তৃক পরিচালিত একটি জাদুঘর।
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Beautiful Bangladesh | Dhaka | Day 1 | First Impression & Sightseeing
00:00 We five people, me with my parents and family friends will be travelling across Bangladesh, to know and experience the country in depth, to relive the history and to pay homage to the great minds who nurtured Bengal.
00:50 Bangladesh is the home of my forefathers. The land of Bengali Language, the Land of Rivers, the land of Nature and Royal Bengal Tigers. The country with the longest Sea beach and the largest Mangrove forest in the world. The Land of rich Literature, Music, Culture and Heritage and Festivals.
03:30 We arrived at our Guest House at Sanskriti Bikash Kendra Bhaban. Selim, my friend in Bangladesh, welcomed us and arranged two cars to give us the first day tour of the famous city of Dhaka.
03:45 This is the Buriganga River, the very lifeblood of both this City and the Nation. Sadarghat is a major river port on the Buriganga River located in Old Dhaka.
06:20 We are now visiting Bangladesh Brahmo Samaj, at Patuatuli in Old Dhaka. Braja Sundar Mitra formed the Dhaka's Brahma society in 1846.
07:52 Ahsan Manzil was the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. It was constructed in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture.
08:52 The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection (1781) highlights a rich tapestry of the Armenian footprint on the textile, commerce, architecture, politics, and education of East Bengal.
10:15 The Dhaka Mitford Hospital. One of the oldest hospitals in Bangladesh is a part of Dhaka Medical School, founded in 1875 which was later renamed in 1962 to Sir Salimullah Medical College.
10:48 We have come to Dhakeshwari Temple, which is a Hindu temple built in the 12th century by Ballal Sen, a king of Sena dynasty. It is the largest Hindu temple in Bangladesh and is state-owned 'National Temple' since 1996.
13:15 Students from Dhaka Medical College and Dhaka University and political activists were killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952. We are going to The Shaheed Minar established to commemorate those killed.
14:20 Finally we came back to our guest house and called it a day. We had dinner, while we were treated with great music performance by two bands.