12 places · Bangladesh
palace
The pink riverside palace of the Nawabs of Dhaka, now a museum.
religious_site
An 18th-century church of the old Armenian community.
The national Hindu temple of Bangladesh.
A 19th-century mosque decorated with star-patterned china mosaic.
landmark
A Mughal-colonial building on the Dhaka University campus.
Louis Kahn's monumental parliament complex amid lakes.
Dhaka's chaotic river port on the Buriganga, busy with boats.
park
A lakeside promenade with water taxis and evening lights.
castle
An unfinished 17th-century Mughal fort with a mosque, tomb and gardens.
museum
A museum documenting the 1971 Liberation War.
The national museum of history, art and ethnography.
neighborhood
The historic quarter of narrow lanes, bazaars, street food and rickshaws.