| Swadhinata Stambha | |
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স্বাধীনতা স্তম্ভ | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Public monument |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2013 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Marina Tabassum, Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury |
Swadhinata Stambha (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা স্তম্ভ, romanized: Sbādhīnatā Stambha) or Independence Monument is a national monument in Bangladesh to commemorate the historical events that took place in the Suhrawardy Udyan, previously known as Ramna Race Course ground regarding the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[1]
Government of Bangladesh took the initiative to build the monument in 1996. The construction began in 1999. Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury and Marina Tabassum designed the project. The main attraction of the project is a 50-meter high tower composed of stacked glass panels, which stands at the place where the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender was signed at the end of the war.[2]
- ^ সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যান. Dhaka District. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Syed Sadiqur Rahman (2012), "Ramna Racecourse", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh