Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
| Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
|---|---|
শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের সমাধিসৌধ | |
The mausoleum is the resting place of Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Tungipara, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 22°54′23″N 89°53′47″E / 22.9063192°N 89.8963239°E |
| Construction started | 16 December 1998 |
| Inaugurated | 10 January 2001 |
| Client | Government of Bangladesh |
| Height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Shell Structure |
| Grounds | 154,994.6 square metres (1,668,348 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
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The Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের সমাধিসৌধ) is the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader and the first president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is located in Tungipara of Gopalganj district, the birthplace of Mujib, and was designed by architects Ehsan Khan, Ishtiaque Jahir and Iqbal Habib.
After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in 1975, he was buried in his native Tungipara. For many years, the military junta restricted access to the gravesite. After the Awami League was elected in the 1996 general election, the Department of Archaeology officially commenced construction of the complex, which was opened in 2001.