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Memorial · Contemporary

Swadhinata Stambha

Kashef Chowdhury, Marina Tabassum · Dhaka, Bangladesh · 2013

Key featuresGlass tower lit from within at night above an underground museum set in a park with water.

Architect
Kashef Chowdhury, Marina Tabassum
Place
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Year
2013
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Contemporary
Region
South Asia
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About Swadhinata Stambha

Swadhinata Stambha (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা স্তম্ভ, romanized: Sbādhīnôtā Stômbhô, lit. 'Independence Monument') is a national monument in Bangladesh to commemorate the historical events that took place in the Suhrawardy Udyan, previously known as Ramna Race Course ground regarding the Bangladesh Liberation War.

The main attraction of the Swadhinata Stambha is the Stambha itself. Stambha means pillar or tower in Bengali. The tower was built on the place where the commander-in-chief of East Pakistan Army Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi signed the papers of his surrender.

During night, the tower looks elegant as the rays of light come out from every single inches of the tower. The whole tower turns into a white pillar. The tower is square according to the plan and is 16 feet wide from every side with an area of 64 inches.

The underground museum of the project comprises several photographs with historical significance. A large photograph of the historical 7th March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the main attraction of the underground museum.

There are a number of terracotta murals on war-heroes and the events of the Independence War, a 2000-seat auditorium, and an open-air theatre. The eternal flame stands beside the tower.

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