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Temples of Bangladesh (c. sixteenth-twentieth centuries CE)

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This publication has a very humble purpose. It presents some of the well preserved and conserved brick built and terracotta adorned temples and most of them are under the protection of the Department of Archaeology. The purpose of this publication is also to point out the ways the history and heritage meanings of the temples could be addressed and elaborated in future.

Author(s): Swadhin Sen, Md Shahin Alam, Md Khairul Bashar Swapan, and Md Amiruzzaman
Edition: First
Publisher: Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Year: 2022

Language: English
Commentary: Not applicable
Pages: 142
City: Dhaka
Tags: Temple architecture, Heritage, Bengal, Bangladesh, Archaeology, Art History, Cultural Anthropology, Landscape

Contextualization of the Late Medieval and Colonial temples in Bangladesh 9
The historical context of the second surge of temple building 17
Classification of the temples 25
The intersections of multilayered pasts: the untold aspects of heritage 83
Present condition of the temples 115
Outstanding universal value of the temples as a potential World Heritage property 125
Concluding remarks 129
References 132
Appendix 1: Selected photographs of recent conservation work of temples 136