Tajhat Rajbari

Tajhat is a historical place of Bangladesh, just south of the city Rangpur. It has a nice Jamidarbari (Palace) which in 2005 it was largely restored and turned into a museum. This museum is about 10 mins drive from Rangpur town, near Lalbagh. The Museum was inaugurated on March 20, 2005, by the Government of Bangladesh Minister for Cultural Affairs, Begum Selima Rahman and Secretary Mr. Mahmudul Masud. Dr. Alain Labrique of the Johns Hopkins University also made some invited remarks.

The place in Tajhat, commonly known as Tajhat Rajbari was built by Maharaja Kumar Gopal Lal Roy in the beginning of the 20th century. He was a descendent of a Hindu khatari who emigrated from Punjab. He was a jeweler by profession. It is believed that from the conspicuous appearance of his Taj or jeweled crown his estate derived the name of Tajhat. From the name of his estate, the area is known as Tajhat.

The place, with about 76 meters frontage, raises two stores and faces east. The board staircase in the center, paved with imported white marble. The place is crowned by a ribbed conical dome in the center of the roof with a tall octagonal neck. It was originally embellished with various sculptures of classical Roman figures in Italian marble. Ground-floor level there is a very large hall, measuring more than 18-13 meters. There are 22 apartments on two floors. In 1995 the place was declared as a protected monument by the Department of Archaeology.

If we measure it in Scenery wise it was too nice. Tajhat Rajbari is one of the most attractive scenery in Bangladesh.