Hazarduari Palace, earlier known as the Bara Kothi, is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated near the bank of river Ganges. It was built in the nineteenth century by architect Duncan Macleod, under the reign of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1824–1838).
The grand palace of Hazarduari illuminated at night
A painting of the Nizamat Fort Area (c. 1814–1815), kept in the British Library, by William Prinsep, showing the old and small Nizamat Fort
The clock tower with the palace in the backdrop
Clock Tower at Hazarduari Palace Complex
The Nizamat Imambara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall (imambara) in Murshidabad, India. It was built in 1740 AD by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah and rebuilt in 1847 by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan after it was destroyed by the fires of 1842 and 1846. It is frequently mentioned as the largest imambara in the world.
Nizamat Imambara, the biggest Imambara in India and Bengal is situated just opposite of the Hazarduari Palace and hardly a few feet away from the Bhagirathi River.
A painting of the Nizamat Fort Campus with the old Nizamat Imambara at extreme right just behind the boat and the other surrounding buildings which include the grand Hazarduari Palace (c. 1830s - 1840s), painting by William Prinsep.
The Nizamat Imambara.
An old photo on the main entrance of the Nizamat Imambara, just opposite the Hazarduari Palace.
