This is our proud & historical place of all Bangali. Lovely & respected place Suhrawardy Udyan area.
It was opened to public on 25 March 2015, on the occasion of the 45th independence day of Bangladesh.
The Tower of Light, Museum of Independence, Dhaka
The Tower of Light, Museum of Independence, Dhaka
The 67 acre Independence Museum is located at the Suhrawardy Udyan, the place where, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave his historic speech declaring the struggle for independence, and where the Pakistani forces surrendered after the War of Liberation.
The Museum of Independence is designed by Bangladeshi architects Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury and Marina Tabassum, who won the national design competition in 1997 and were subsequently commissioned the project.
The architecture was just awesome the lights, interior design & the adjacent lake. A piece of open space for the busy peoples.
Historical museum of our independent war. Based upon the 7’th March speech.
The Museum of Independence in Dhaka, Bangladesh depicts the struggle for independence of Bangladesh. It shows the history of the nation since Mughal tenure to independence in 1971. It is the first and only underground museum in the country. The museum is part of a 67-acre complex at Suhrawardy Udyan, the site from where Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave his historic speech declaring the struggle for independence, and where the Pakistani forces surrendered after the War of Liberation. The museum was opened to public on March 25, 2015, the 45th Independence Day of Bangladesh.
Glorious museum at historical place of 7th March speech of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Museum of Independence in Dhaka, Bangladesh depicts the struggle for independence of Bangladesh. It shows the history of the nation since Mughal tenure to independence in 1971. It is the first and only underground museum in the country. The museum is part of a 67-acre complex at Suhrawardy Udyan, the site from where Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave his historic speech declaring the struggle for independence, and where the Pakistani forces surrendered after the War of Liberation. The museum was opened to public on March 25, 2015, the 45th Independence Day of Bangladesh.
The underground museum is part of a master plan that includes a multimedia projection theater, an amphitheater, three water pools, Shikha Chirantony (eternal flame) symbolizing the eternity of Bengali nationalism, a mural based on the struggle for independence and other ancillary facilities. There is also a 155-seat auditorium in the complex. The focal point in the experience of the space is the monument, Tower of Light which is a 50-meter high tower composed of stacked glass panels. The museum is situated beneath the tower of light. The museum's plaza area has a 5669 square meter of tiled floor. Its underground terrace has a fountain at the center where water is falls from over the ceiling. Bangladeshi architects Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury and Marina Tabassum won a national design competition in 1997 and subsequently they were commissioned for the project. The total construction cost of the complex was 1.75 billion tk.
The museum has a collection of over 300 historic photographs in 144 glass panels that depict the history of Bangladesh.[4] Terracotta, pictures and paper clippings of the war of liberation is on display at the museum. Copies of foreign newspapers and reports showing different events of war of liberation are kept in the gallery. The gallery also showcases some of the significant archaeological sites and monuments of Bangladesh. A replica of the table, where the eastern zone commander of Pakistan Army Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi signed the surrender document, is kept in the gallery.
It's a good place.
A museum & historial place, remembaring our Liberation war's Freedom Fighter 1971.
good place for short travel
Beautiful and mordern architectural building.
The museum's materials are very informative and cover the whole history of 1971, Liberation war of Bangladesh.
Awesome inner view.. Secured & quiet.
famous & historical palace
Its a wonderful museum and its holds a lots of oldest memoirs as well.
Good place for morning walk.
Excellent museum which holds the memories and the history of our liberation war 71 and our independence. The whole complex is well built and the environment is very good. You should visit this to know the history of our independence as well as to be refreshed.