Shashi Lodge, Mymensingh
Babu Maharaja Surya Kanta Acharya built this magnificently designed the palace and named it after his son Shashi Kanta Acharya. The lodge was razed to the ground by an earthquake on June 1, 1897. Later Shashi Kanta re-constructed the lodge. During the earthquake, the "musical staircase" of the lodge that led its users into a "romantic world" was also destroyed. But being a man with a modern outlook Babu Shashi Kanta could not forget the "musical staircase" and thus set it up again at the lodge at a cost of Tk three lakh. It was bought from Paris, France.
Precious materials, which hold historical values, are scattered at every step of the lodge. Situated on nine acres of land, the beautifully design palace attracts visitors.
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Edited on, September 19, 2005, 4:11 AM GMT, by nayeem007.