Alexander Castle () is an 18th-century palace located in the city of

Mymensingh Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...

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. Alexander Castle is one of the ancient structures of Mymensingh city. It is located near Court-Kachari in the heart of the city.

History

Maharaja Sukanta Suryakant Acharya Chowdhury built this palace on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the establishment of Mymensingh district established in 1787 AD. The palace was built in 1889 AD. It cost 45 thousand rupees at that time. It was popularly known as "Iron Kuthi" due to the use of iron in building construction. At present it is being used as the library of the Teacher Training College. The building was named 'Alexandra Castle' after Alexandra, wife of the then Emperor Edward VII of India. Later it became popularly known as Alexander Castle or Iron Castle. In 1879, at a cost of 45,000 rupees, a beautiful bungalow-style garden house, Lohar Kuthi or Alexandra's Castle, was built on this land. Inside the castle was a white stone floor. After its construction, the building was decorated with various royal furniture. The premises have ponds and gardens. Many distinguished persons have stayed in this palace. On February 15, 1926,

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

came to

on the invitation of the Maharaja. At that time, the poet's travel companions were his son Rathindranath, daughter-in-law Pratima Devi, Dinendranath Tagore, Italian principal Joseph Tucci and others. For four days till February 19, Kavi stayed at Guru Suryakanta's Bagan Bari Alexandra Castle. Many distinguished persons have stayed in this palace. Poet

wrote many poems while sitting on a giant tree while staying at Alexandra Castle.

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came in the same year.

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, Nawab Sir Salimullah, Kamal Pasha, Maulvi

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, Netaji

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and others also entered here.

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* {{Bengal Nobility, state=collapsed Mymensingh Buildings and structures in Mymensingh Division Palaces in Bangladesh Royal residences in Bangladesh Archaeological sites in Mymensingh district Residential buildings completed in 1889 Buildings and structures in Mymensingh

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