Editing Dhaka (section)

===Architecture===
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Dhaka|Architecture of Dhaka}}
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The architectural history of Dhaka can be subdivided into the Mughal, British, and modern periods. As a result, Dhaka has landmarks of [[Mughal architecture]], [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]], and [[modernist architecture]]. The oldest brick structure in the city is the [[Binat Bibi Mosque]], which was built in 1454 in the [[Narinda]] area of Dhaka during the reign of the Sultan [[Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal)|Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah]] (r. 1435 – 1459) of the Bengal Sultanate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Binat Bibi Mosque |url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7368 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060301041726/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7368 |archive-date=1 March 2006 |access-date=18 September 2012 |publisher=ArchNet Digital Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=''From Jahangirnagar to Dhaka'' by Faruque Hasan in ''The Daily Star'' |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/forum/2008/august/jahangirnagar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025233001/http://www.thedailystar.net/forum/2008/august/jahangirnagar.htm |archive-date=25 October 2012 |access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Old Dhaka is home to over 2000 buildings built between the 16th and 19th centuries, which form an integral part of Dhaka's cultural heritage. Modern Dhaka is often criticized as a concrete jungle.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Greening the concrete jungle |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/editorial/greening-the-concrete-jungle-1578413306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002204203/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/editorial/greening-the-concrete-jungle-1578413306 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka}}</ref>

In the old part of the city, the fading grandeur of the Mughal era is evident in the crumbling, neglected caravanserai like [[Bara Katra]] and [[Chhota Katra|Choto Katra]]. Some structures like the [[Nimtali arch]] have been restored. The old city features narrow alleyways with high-walled lanes and houses with indoor courtyards.<ref name="himalmag1" /> The early 20th century government quarter in [[Ramna]] includes stately colonial buildings set amidst gardens and parks.<ref name="himalmag1" /> Among colonial buildings, the [[Curzon Hall]] stands out for "synthesizing imperial grandiosity with sporadic Mughal motifs".<ref name="25Buildings">{{Cite news |date=11 June 2018 |title=The story of Dhaka, as told through 25 buildings |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/the-story-dhaka-told-through-25-buildings-1589212 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002204157/https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/the-story-dhaka-told-through-25-buildings-1589212 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]]}}</ref>

Amongst modernist buildings, the [[Grameenphone]] headquarters is described as "a paradigm setter for corporate Bangladesh".<ref name="25Buildings" /> The Museum of Independence and its attached national monument were inspired by the "land-water mysticism of deltaic Bengal" and the "evocative expansiveness of a Roman forum or the geographical assemblage of an Egyptian ''mastaba'' sanctuary".<ref name="25Buildings" /> Dhaka's Art Institute, designed by [[Muzharul Islam]], was the pioneering building of Bengali regional modernism.<ref name="25Buildings" /> The vast expanse of the national parliament complex was designed by [[Louis Kahn]]. It is celebrated as Dhaka's pre-eminent civic space.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is There Good Architecture in Dhaka? |url=https://bengal.institute/news/is-there-good-architecture-in-dhaka/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119100053/https://bengal.institute/news/is-there-good-architecture-in-dhaka/ |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> The national parliament complex comprises 200&nbsp;acres (800,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) in the heart of the city.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ali |first1=Meer Mobashsher |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |last2=Rouf |first2=Md Abdur |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |editor-last=Islam |editor-first=Sirajul |editor-link=Sirajul Islam |edition=Second |chapter=Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban |access-date=27 June 2017 |editor-last2=Jamal |editor-first2=Ahmed A. |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jatiya_Sangsad_Bhaban |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804173557/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jatiya_Sangsad_Bhaban |archive-date=4 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The  [[Kamalapur railway station]] was designed by American architect [[Robert Boughey]].<ref name="Morshed" /> In the last few decades, Bangladesh's new wave of cultural architecture has been influenced by Bengali aesthetics and the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2019 |title=New Bangladesh: How Shatotto is Reimagining Architecture in Dhaka - Architizer Journal |url=https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/stories/new-bangladesh-shatotto/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002204203/https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/stories/new-bangladesh-shatotto/ |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref> [[City Centre Bangladesh]] is currently the tallest building in the city.