Curzon Hall
Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Curzon Hall is a British Raj-era building and home of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Dhaka, located in Shahbagh.[1]
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Curzon Hall | |
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কার্জন হল | |
General information | |
Status | In use |
Location | Shahbagh Thana, Dhaka |
Country | Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23.727389°N 90.401902°E / 23.727389; 90.401902 |
Groundbreaking | 19 February 1904 |
Owner | University of Dhaka |
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The building was originally intended to be a town hall and is named after Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India who laid its foundation stone in 1904.[1] Upon the establishment of Dacca University in 1921, it became the base of the university's science faculty.