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The Citadel – Like Volume Rises Up............ Louis I Kahn and our National Assembly. Finally, my country has received a copy of the original design of the Parliament Building, the seat of our democracy, from the University of Pennsylvania, which had stored the design in its archive. The structure of this landmark building of Bangladesh was designed by the famous American architect Louis I Kahn in the early 1960. After the people of Bangladesh liberated themselves from Pakistani rulers, the building was transformed into the country’s Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament). The complex is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, comprising 200 acres. “The building was featured prominently in the 2003 film My Architect, detailing the career and familial legacy of its architect, Louis Kahn. Robert McCarter, author of Louis I. Kahn, described the National Parliament of Bangladesh as one of the twentieth century's most significant buildings” According to a report of bdnews24.com, the copy of the design has arrived at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport in 41 boxes on Thursday, December 1. 2016. It was necessary to bring back the entire design from America as some parts of the design found missing. Out of total number of around 8000 designs and documents of the Parliament building and the surrounding areas, Bangladesh needed 853 of them that were missing. The parliament complex was formally inaugurated on January 28, 1982. I take this opportunity to post some pictures of this magnificent land mark building for my readers to view and comment! The first photo shows 'the citadel-like volume of the National Assembly rises up from a red brick base surrounded by water.' The photo of Louis I Kahn is the fifth one. Source; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, bdnews24.com           |
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LookLook, your blogs are always so informative. The story of the Citadel's design and construction are fascinating. It is an impressive structure and shows the intent of the architect - to make a structure which is impregnable. Adding class and beauty to the structure was a bonus. Thanks for another educational blog. Fossil This structure always reminds me whenever I pass by it, one of the famous utterances of this great architect that reads as under: Quote....You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch.'.....Unquote Hope you are keeping well. Live and prosper, Fossil.
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An interesting design for sure. Thanks for the story that goes with it. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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An interesting design for sure. Thanks for the story that goes with it. Thanks for your comments. This massive structure consists of nine blocks; the central Octagonal block rises to a height of 155 feet. The other eight peripheral blocks rise to a height 110 feet. The entire structure appears to be a single story from the exterior. The building was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1989. Have a nice weekend and stay well.
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