LALBAGH FORT
LALBAGH FORTLalbagh Fort or Fort Aurangabad is an incomplete Mughal palace fortress on the river Buriganga in the southwestern fort.
The construction of the fort was commenced in 1678 AD by Prince Muhammad Azam, the third son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, during his 15 month long vice-royalty of Bengal, but before he could complete the work he was recalled by the Aurangzeb. His successor, Shaista Khan, the new subadar (Governor) did not continue the building of the fort. In 1684, after her death of his daughter, he considered the fort as unlucky, and left the structure incomplete. Among the three major parts of Lalbagh Fort, one is the tomb of his daughter, Bibi Pari (Dukht Pari Bibi).
The central area of the fort is occupied by three buildings – the Diwan-i-Aam and the hammam on its east, the Mosque on the west and the Tomb of Pari Bibi in between the two, in one line, but not at an equal distance. A water channel with fountains at regular intervals connects the three buildings from east to west and north to south.
For long the fort was considered to be a combination of these three buildings (the mosque, the tomb of Bibi Pari and the Diwan-i-Aam), with two gateways and a portion of the partly damaged fortification wall. Further excavations carried out by the Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh have revealed the existence of other structures.