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  2. Architecture of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Bengali curved roofs, suitable for the very heavy rains, were adopted into a distinct local style of Indo-Islamic architecture, and used decoratively elsewhere in north India in Mughal architecture. Bengal is not rich in good stone for building, and traditional Bengali architecture mostly uses brick and wood, often reflecting the styles of the ...

  3. Bengal temple architecture - Wikipedia

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    According to David J. McCutchion, historically the religious architecture in Bengal may be divided into three periods: the early Hindu period (up to the end of the 12th century, or may be a little later in certain areas), the Sultanate period (14th to early 16th century), and the Hindu revival period (16th to 19th century).

  4. Architecture of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Architecture of Bangladesh is intertwined with the architecture of the Bengal region and the broader Indian subcontinent. [1] The architecture of Bangladesh has a long history and is rooted in Bangladesh's culture, religion and history. [2] It has evolved over centuries and assimilated influences from social, religious and exotic communities.

  5. Chala Style - Wikipedia

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    Char-chala Rudreshwar Charchala temple at Matiari in Nadia district, West Bengal. Chala Style (Bengali: চালা শিল্পরীতি) is a style of Bengal temple architecture, that originated in Bengal from the 15th centuries. [1] Originating as a regional style in Hindu temple architecture. The main features of this style are ...

  6. Arts of West Bengal - Wikipedia

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    The roofing style of Bengali Hindu temple architecture is unique and closely related to the paddy roofed traditional building style of rural Bengal. [26] Roofing styles include the Jor-bangla Style , do-chala , char-chala , at-chala , deul , ek-ratna , pancharatna and navaratna .

  7. Bengal roofs - Wikipedia

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    Characteristic features of the Bengal roofs are the broad partial dome-like shape of the roof with runners down the corners. There are several common types of Bengal roofs: the do-chala type has only two hanging roof tips on each side of a roof divided in the middle by a ridge; in the rare char-chala type, the two roof halves are fused into one unit and have a dome-like shape; the double ...

  8. Ratna Style - Wikipedia

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    Ratna Style (Bengali: রত্ন শিল্পরীতি) is a style of Bengal temple architecture, that originated in Bengal from the 15th to 16th centuries, under the Mallabhum kingdom (also called Malla dynasty). [1] Originating as a regional style in Hindu temple architecture. It is an extended style of the Chala temple. [2]

  9. Jorasanko Thakur Bari - Wikipedia

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    Jorasanko Thakur Bari (Bengali: House of the Thakurs; anglicised to Tagore) is a Haveli in Jorasanko, North Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus.