Rang Ghar
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The Rang Ghar (Assamese: [ɹɔŋɡʱɔɹ]), (rong ghor meaning "House of Entertainment") is a two-storeyed building which once served as the royal sports-pavilion where Ahom kings and nobles were spectators at games like buffalo fights and other sports at Rupahi Pathar (pathar meaning "field" in Assamese) - particularly during the Rongali Bihu festival in the Ahom capital of Rangpur.[1]
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Rang Ghar | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Ahom Architecture |
Location | Sivasagar, Assam, India |
Coordinates | 26.9670°N 94.6190°E / 26.9670; 94.6190 |
Construction started | 1746 |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Bricks and Indigenous type of cement |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | Pramatta Singha |
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It is three kilometres (1.9 mi) away from the center of Sivasagar Town. Situated by the side of the Assam Trunk Road, it lies to the northeast of the Rangpur Palace, a almost five-storied royal complex comprising the Talatal Ghar and the Kareng Ghar.