Curzon Hall

Historical Building Name: Curzon Hall (1904)

         Photo taken by: Orchid
       Date: March 16, 2009
                                                                                       Description: Curzon Hall is part of the school of science of the University of Dhaka.Curzon Hall meant to be a town hall, was named after Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, who laid its foundation in 1904. A year later Bengal was partitioned and Dhaka or Dacca as it was known then, became the capital of the newly created province of East Bengal and Assam. Following the annulment of partition in 1911 it was used as a premise of Dhaka College, and after the establishment of the University of Dhaka in 1921, became part of the university's science section and continues as such. (Wikipedia)

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