Bagerhat Mosque - Bangladesh

The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized Bagerhat Mosque of Bangladesh as a World Cultural Heritage in 1985.

Bagerhat is an ancient city of Bangladesh. Formerly this ancient citadel was called Khalifatabad . The city's infrastructure shows that Bangladesh's ancient construction techniques are admirable. The churches and monuments built with bricks are an important proof for researchers and historians in understanding the cultural history of the medieval city.

The city of Bagerhat is dense with a mosque along the side of a large road and scattered in a radius of 1 km. All are bold Tughlaq architecture . It is a mix of Indian-Indian architecture. Most of the buildings have the same common structure, including: the body of the works of Indian style or Mughal style . The wall is covered with smooth red sandstone and carved decorative patterns. The dome above the architecture of the Tho style with the characteristic shape is the dome shaped like half of the pure white globe (Mughal dome is usually up to 2/3 of the sphere).

The landscape around Bagerhat church still retains quite intact, both ponds and lakes, trees .

In total, Bagerhat city has about 360 Muslim houses, public buildings, tombs . however, over time, many relics have been destroyed and completely lost. The Bagerhat Mosque, also known as the holy street Bagerhat is the only place to remain quite intact with surrounding spaces such as houses, roads, cemeteries, lakes . For that reason the Church Unesco was recognized as a Cultural Heritage in 1985.

Interior architecture of the time with smooth sandstone walls and decorative patterns.

However Bagerhat church has been facing many threats. First of all is the threat of a series of illegal activities that are rapidly degrading the church. Besides the salinity, the severity of soil and air, the impact of climate change is very influential and can threaten the integrity of the Church.

In response to this situation, in order to protect the Church, the church management board has strict regulations on conservation and mediation. The repaired parts of the church all use original materials such as lime and mortar. Even so, there are some parts of the church such as the window net, the foot of the wall . that were changed during the previous restoration.

Currently Mosque Bangerhat is the property under the Antiquities Act of 1968 (amended 1976). In addition, Bangladesh Property Protection Archeology Department is directly managing this Church. The Archaeological Department ensures that inappropriate activities can affect the global outstanding value of churches such as high-rise buildings or new construction infrastructures that cannot be built in or near the site. legacy area, and no one can change the architecture or change the content of the monument within this World Heritage.

The government of Bangladesh is very aware of keeping the House in time so the implementation of the above recommendations has been stated by the Government in the Unesco Program Plan since 1973. However, efforts in seeking financial resources to resolve The re-conservation issues are not as satisfactory, so the Bangladesh Government has set up a new project called Development of tourism infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. Accordingly, revenue from tourism will be used to preserve heritage, based on this revenue source. The Government will have long-term plans for the preservation and promotion of global outstanding values ​​of heritage.