Author: Morshed, Dr Adnan

Brand: Bloomsbury

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 252

Release Date: 12-02-2018

Part Number: FLBOOKSTOREIBD9789387146112

Details: This guidebook focuses on 25 buildings in Dhaka, representing different architecturalphases since the Mughal era, beginning in the early 17th century. (The earliest survivingstructure in Dhaka is a small pre-Mughal mosque in Old Dhaka.) The list is neitherexhaustive, nor necessarily representative of the "best" in town. Rather, the goal is tonarrate the stories of the city through the buildings that played transformative roles in itsarchitectural formation. The featured buildings (a) communicate larger ideas about Dhaka'sbuilding tradition, (b) represent an architectural trend, (c) influence the architecturalscene, and (d) offer a spatial story in the evolution of this city.

EAN: 9789387146112

Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.0 x 0.5 inches

Languages: English