Pakutia Zamindar Bari

Pakutia Zamindar Bari

completely run down and abandoned mansion in a rural village

Location: 

Cacitara-Pakutia Rd, Bangladesh

Duration: 

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Pakutia Zamindar Bari: complex of abandoned buildings
  2. Buildings: build in the early 19th century by rich merchants
  3. Architecture: lavishly decorated with sculptures and columns
  4. Today: the buildings are run down yet some people live in there
  5. Journey: passing by on accident on my way to the Baliati Palace

Image sources

  1. Locals standing on the rooftop
  2. Cow grazing in outside the buildings
  3. Me standing on a balcony
  4. Inside one of the buildings
  5. Overgrown balcony on the first floor

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