Red brick
A long, warm-coloured front.
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Curzon Hall is a red-brick landmark on the campus of the University of Dhaka and one of the best-known buildings in the city from the British period. It is still a working university building, home to the Faculty of Sciences. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, laid the foundation stone on 19 February 1904, and the building was completed in 1908 as a town hall. After the University of Dhaka was founded in 1921, the hall passed to the university and became part of its science departments. The long red-brick front is lined with arched windows and balconies, and small domed kiosks rise at the corners. Gardens and large trees surround the building, and its red colour is at its warmest in late afternoon light. Remember that this is a university building, so enjoy it from the lawns and paths and do not walk into lecture rooms. It is about 1.1 km in a straight line from Baitul Mukarram and about 2.1 km from Ahsan Manzil.
A long, warm-coloured front.
Small domes at the corners.
Lawns and large trees around it.
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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After Lord Curzon, who laid its foundation stone in 1904.