Essay on My Visit to a Place of Historical Interest * My Visit to a Place of Historical Interest

  In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful

                        My Visit to a Place of Historical Interest

A place of historical interest indicates the testimony of the ancient heritage and cultural identity of a country. After the test examination, a study tour in Bagerhat was arranged by our school. It was an ample opportunity for me to visit Bagerhat, a place of historical interest. While visiting the place, the name that comes first to our mind is Khan Jahan Ali due to his doing various philanthropic activities.

A famous saint, Khan Jahan Ali laid the construction of a Muslim colony in Bagerhat district during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah. That time he adorned his city with numerous mosques, tanks, roads, and buildings. The most note-worthy and spectacular of which is the imposing multi-domed mosque in Bangladesh, known as the Shat Gambuj masque. It stands on sixty pillars with its 77 domes which present a magnificent view. In the mosque there is arrangement for enough ventilation and light. The interior and the exterior of the mosque give a view of rather plain architecture but the interior western wall of the mosque was beautifully decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage.

There is a lake-like tank by the side of the Satgambuz. Its length is more than double of its breadth. It is said that before digging it, a horse was made to run a race. It ran straight and stood covering a certain distance. That distance was accepted as the length of the Digihi. That is why the Dighi was named Ghorha Dighi. This Dighi has its own crocodiles.

The mazar of Khan Jahan Ali stands on a raised ground. The tomb is made of cut out stones. It cannot be accurately said from where those stones were brought. People say that the saint brought these stones from Chittagong by floating on water. But such stones are not available there. On the tomb there are inscriptions in Arabic. On the night of the full moon of the month of Chaitra a big fair is held beside the mazar.

There is a big tank in front of the mazar of Khan Jahan Ali. There are some crocodiles in the tank. The vast sweet-water tank is surrounded with sea coast landscape.

The Shat Gambuz mosque is one of the greatest tourist attractions and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh where many tourists from home and abroad go to visit. Visiting the place opened my mental horizon. I had a new outlook, an insight into our ancient heritage. We stayed there a couple of days and enjoyed very much. The experience of this tour will be ever memorable.