Tajhat Zamindar House Rongpur

Tajhat Rajbari or Tajhat Zamindarbari is a historical palace located in Puran Rangpur or Tajhat in Rangpur city of Bangladesh which is now used as a museum. It is an attractive place for the tourists of Rangpur. The Rajbari is located 6 km south-east from the zero point of Rangpur city.
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It is also one of the oldest monuments of Rangpur.
The palace was built in the early 20th century by Maharaja Kumar Gopal Lal Roy. It took about 10 years.

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Maharaja Gopal Roy was a Hindu and a goldsmith by profession. The area is said to be called Tajhat because of its mesmerizing 'taj' or crown.[1]
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From 1984 to 1991 AD, the palace was used as a branch or bench of the Rangpur High Court, Bangladesh Supreme Court. President Ershad set up regional benches of the High Court of Bangladesh in different district headquarters of the country with the aim of decentralizing the judiciary, one of which was established in Rangpur. Later, after the establishment of democratic government in 1991 AD, this system was abolished. In 1995, the Archeology Department of the Government of Bangladesh declared the palace as a protected structure and architecture.

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The Bangladesh government realized the historical importance of this architecture: in 2005, the Rangpur Museum was moved to the second floor of the palace.

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Up the marble staircase to the museum are several exhibition rooms containing terracotta artefacts from the 10th and 11th centuries. There are several ancient manuscripts written in Sanskrit and Arabic.

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These include the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, along with the Quran from the time of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. In the back room are several black stone portraits of the Hindu god Vishnu. But photography is prohibited inside the museum.

The palace grounds have large empty grounds, rows of trees and two ponds on either side of the palace. The museum can be entered by paying a fixed entrance fee.

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If you want to enter the palace premises with a car, you have to pay a certain fee for the car.
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structure
The palace is about 210 feet wide and four stories high. Its architectural style is believed to be inspired by ancient Mughal architecture, as evidenced by the mosque-like appearance of a large dome in the center and sprawling buildings on either side.
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But what makes Rajbari different from other palaces in Bangladesh is its stairs. There are a total of 31 staircases, each made of Italian style marble. The entire floor from the stairs up to the museum is made of the same stone.

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There is a secret staircase at the back of the palace. There is a popular rumor that this secret staircase is connected to a tunnel which is directly connected to the river Ghaght, but the staircase is now closed due to security reasons.

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The beautiful fountain of the palace, though the white marble and its greenish design is a bit tarnished with the passage of time, its beauty can still be understood.

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It is said to have been specially built for the Queen.