Project NCF
Up gradation of Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad , West Bengal
| Founders / Partners | ASI-NCF-State Bank of India (SBI) Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Project Name | Up gradation of Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad , West Bengal |
| MOU Signed on | 13-07-2010 |
| Project Description |
Environmental Development providing amenities for tourist, illumination of the monuments and Up gradation of Hazarduari Palace Museum at Murshidabad .
Hazarduari Palace is a three storied building covering an area of 41 acres built in Neo-Classical style during the time of the Nawab Najim Humayun Jah. The plan of this palace was drawn and executed by the contemporary architect Colonel McLeod Duncan between 1829 and 1837. It is a magnificent palace building, characterized by its symmetrical façade and triangular pediment portico supported by Doric Columns and can be accessed by a majestic flight of steps on northern side. Hazarduari Palace was declared a centrally protected monument of National importance through a Government of India Gazette notification in the year 1977 and the museum housed in it was taken over by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1985 from the Government of West Bengal. |
| Category | Tangible |
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