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Ahsan Manzil

Old City, Dhaka City, Bangladesh
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Ranked #11 of 18 attractions in Dhaka City
Type: Architectural Buildings
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Dhaka City, Bangladesh
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

Once you reach there after all the traffic hassle you are sure to be disappointing. Govt. dont seems to be interested in doing any maintenance work at least maintain what it has. everything looks like falling aprart.and almost with no artifacts..very deepresing

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Mumbai
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2013

A grand mansion sinking into decay. Superficially renovated, lacks any sense of aesthetics, poor lighting, badly maintained ... one can barely appreciate the artefacts. Power can go leaving one rather in the lurch, going near-blind from room to room. It really needs professional restoration to showcase its history for furture generations to enjoy its story.

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Seat 33E
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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74 helpful votes 74 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2013

They've taken a minor building (there are, of course, no major sights in Dhaka) and dressed it up nicely with photos and other displays and interesting captions. Worth a visit. Excellent setting.

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Bangkok
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2013

The building was restored after being abandoned for a long time. So many things there were not original. There are two buildings, the big one with the dome is opened to visitors while the left one, which was the inner court is the reserved area and is used as the office. The courtyard was full with garbage. They should have... More

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Dhaka
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2012

Its a nice historical place beside the river Buriganga. But, lack of maintenance let it down. Authority shoulf take care of it.

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Dhaka, null, Bangladesh
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2012

The place is hard to find. The maintenance is poor. The museum is not maintained with due care. In the back side u can have a good look of river Buriganga with enormous foul odor. The garden inside should be taken care.

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Dhaka City, Bangladesh
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2012

Its a great place to visit on weekends when the traffic is less. A good historical place. Would have loved it more if it was preserved properly.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2012

The Pink Palace is incredible from the outside and almost better on the inside. We most enjoyed the dining room that has complete place settings for 34 guests, muchmore effective than an empty table!

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Zurich, Switzerland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2012

This a cool place, I found very old Bengali cultural touch in this building, Inside the building you will find some historical pictures with little summary. But one think you have to keep in mind its in the old part of city which may not be conformable to you! However, if you are a fan of old heritage then don't... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2012

The gardens are not well kept, there is litter everywhere. The building is very beautiful and even though the curating is not up to standard with many places in neighboring countries, one could learn a lot from the museum on the inside

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