Английская Википедия:Central Railway Building

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Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox building The Central Railway Building (CRB) is situated in the scenic hilly area of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the governing office for the general manager of Bangladesh Railway. Construction started in 1897, it is one of the oldest buildings of the port city. To the east, across CRB Road, is Railway Hospital at CRB, built in 1994. There is a proposal to establish a 50-bed medical college at CRB and up-grade the existing Railway Hospital to 250 beds. There is a residential area for the railway officers surrounding it.

Architecture

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Porte-cochère

The principal (south) façade is two storeys high and Шаблон:Convert in length with three projections: a large porte-cochère in the centre and semi-octagonal towers at either end. The porte-cochère consists of a five bay arcade with buttresses of corbelled brickwork at each corner. Each of the two vehicle entrances is spanned by a large pointed arch. The porte-cochère opens on to a Шаблон:Convert wide continuous veranda with pointed arch openings, the tympana of which are filled with louvre frames for ventilation and shade. The veranda on the second storey wraps around the porte-cochère in a narrower strip supported by concrete brackets set on corbelled brick footings. This strip of veranda is covered with a sloping shingled roof. The entrance foyer is surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The blocks behind the semi-octagonal terminal projections are three storeys high.

In popular culture

Pohela Boishakh celebration

Шаблон:Main Pohela Boishakh or Nobo Borsho or Bengali New Year celebrated every year on the open stage called "Shireeshtala" at CRB area. This open stage surrounded by several old Albizia lebbeck trees, in Bengali it is called Shireesh.

Boli Khela a type of free hand wrestling, is organised every year at this place during the Bangla New Year festival. At the festival it is the centre of attraction for people of all ages.

Gallery

• CRB building

  CRB building

• First ever steam engine of Bangladesh at CRB

  First ever steam engine of Bangladesh at CRB

• Shireeshtala, south-west exposure

  Shireeshtala, south-west exposure

• Shireeshtala, west exposure

  Shireeshtala, west exposure

• CRB Road

  CRB Road

• CRB Mosque gate

  CRB Mosque gate

• CRB gate

  CRB gate

• Shiresshtala

  Shiresshtala

• Green ground at CRB

  Green ground at CRB

Further reading

• Mahbabul Haque Chittagong guide: tourist, industrial, shipping & business guide Barnarekha 1981
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