Saturday, December 31, 2011

Panam City - An Archaeological Site of Bangladesh

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Panam City - An Archaeological Site of Bangladesh

Panam City was the center of the upper-middle class people of 19th century Sonargaon. Mainly Hindu cloth merchants lived here. When Mughal's conquered the Sonargaon in 1611, Panam City was linked with the main city area by three important bridges. Panam City still has these bridges. After the Indo-Pak war in 1965 and the Muslim-Hindu riot, Panam City reduced into a vacant community. It is now in ruins.

Due to the many threats to preservation (including flooding and vandalism), Sonargaon is placed in 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites by World Monuments Fund.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonargaon



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