Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
‘Heritage' is what we inherit (Coop 7 773) from the past live within the present and then pass on to .* children or future generation. Our unique urge of life and inspiration is our cultural and actual heritage. When we speak of 'World Heritage, it indicates places and sites that we inherited from the past and pass on to the future generation of the entire world.
The Shat Gambuj Mosque' in Bagerhat is such a place. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Orginally. the historic Mosque City was known as Khalifatabad'. It is situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town not very far from the dense mangrove -- forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The infrastructure (1971) of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments. · Baked bricks were used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city was dominated by the tradition of Islamic architecture and the decorations were a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.
Khan Jahan built a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs to make the city habitable. There are about 360 mosques in the city. Among them the most remarkable is the multi--domed Shat Gombuj Mosque. The mosque is unique in the sense that, it has 60 pillars that support the roof, with 77 low height domes. The towers at 4, corners have smaller domes at the top as well. The vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of the mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns support the curving arches created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall. The west wall in the interior has 11 'mihrabs'. These mihrabs are decorated (571671697 2631501) with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick. Besides being used as a prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court too. Today, it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'unique' used in line 2?
(i) common .
(ii) second to none
(iii) general
(iv) universal
Answer: (a) (ii) second to none
(b) Which of the following statement is true about heritage
(i) Heritage means that we get from the past
(ii) Heritage means that we enjoy in the past
(iii) Heritage means that we pass to the future
(iv) Heritage means that we get from the past, enjoy in the present and convey it to the future.
Answer: (b) (iv) Heritage means that we get from the past, enjoy in the present and convey it to the future
(c) The Shat Gambuj Mosque was one of the
(i) palaces
(ii) World Heritage Sites
(iii) buildings
(iv) monuments
Answer: (c) (ii) World Heritage Sites
(d) Khalifatabad was situated in
(i) Rajshahi
(ii) Jashore
(iii) Bagerhat
(iv) Khulna
Answer: (d) (iii) Bagerhat
(e) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'unique' used in line 2?
(i) common .
(ii) second to none
(iii) general
(iv) universal
Answer: (e) (ii) second to none
(f) In paragraph 2, the author says, "The planning of the city is distinctly dominated by Islamic architecture." What does the author mean by this?
(i) The city has many religious people
(ii) The design of the city resembles the architecture of Islamio countries.
(iii) The planning is Islamic in nature
(iv) All the buildings look like mosque
Answer: (f) (ii) The design of the city resembles the architecture of Islamic countries
(g) What is the main purpose of the author of this passage?
(i) To show the heroism of Khan Jahan Ali
(ii) To show the infrastructure of Bagerhat district
(iii) To represent Shat Gambuj Mosque built by Khan Jahan Ali
(iv) To introduce Khan Jahan Ali to the reader
Answer: (g) (iii) To represent Shat Gambuj Mosque built by Khan Jahan Ali
(h) What could be the meaning for 'indicate'?
(i) conceal
(ii) mislead
(iii) hide
(iv) denote
Answer: (h) (iv) denote
Extra Questions :
(1) The original name of the city of Shat Gambuj Mosque' is --, ..
(i) Bagerhat
(ii) Sundarbans
(iii) Khalifatabad
(iv) Khulna
Answer: (1) (iii) Khalifatabad
(2) The phrase "Our future generation" means --,
(i) people who see the future
(ii) people who will die gradually
(iii) our future activities
(iv) those who will crone after us
Answer: (2) (iv) those who will come after us
(3) Cultural heritage is not our --,
(i) impediment
(ii) provocation
(iv) stimulation
Answer: (3) (i) impediment
(4) Heritage refers to the sites that had been passed on to us from our –
(i) predecessor
(ii) future generation
(iii) propagator
(iv) descendent
Answer: (4) (i) predecessor
(5) 'Mihrab' is --
(i) a platform in a mosque
(ii) a corner in the mosque facing Qibla
(iii) a place for the Muazzin to stand on
(iv) a prayer room in the mosque
Answer: (5) (ii) a corner in the mosque facing Qibla
(6) The mosque is unique in the sense that it has 60 pillars that support the roof What does the word 'support' mean in the above statement?
(i) help or encourage somebody
(ii) show that something is true
(iii) provide somebody with what is necessary
(iv) hold somebody or something in position
Answer: (6) (iv) hold somebody or something in position
(7) What represents the Mughal and Turkish architecture?
(i)The decoration of Shat Gambuj Mosque
(ii) The planning of Shat Gambuj Mosque
(iii) The decoration of Bagerhat City
(iv) The mangrove forest
Answer: (7) (iii) The decoration of Bagerhat city
(8) How was Shat Gambuj Mosque' acclaimed?
(i) By regular visit of tourists
(ii) By becoming UNESCO World Heritage Site
(iii) By its architectural beauty
(iv) By its Interior decoration
Answer: (8) (ii) By becoming UNESCO World Heritage Site
(9) Why were the arched doorways of the prayer hall set,
(i) To beautify the mosque
(ii) To decorate the hall
(iii) For visiting the hall
(iv) To aerate the hall
Answer: (9) (iv) To aerate the hall
(10) -- is something that we pass on to our future generation according to the text.
(i) Wealth
(ii) Land
(iii) Heritage
(iv) Ornaments
Answer: (10) (iii) Heritage
(11) The word inherit in the first line best reflects the meaning ,
(i) to search
(ii) became heir to
(iii) to run after
(iv) to see
Answer: (11) (ii) become heir to
(12) The word 'Habitable' means --
(i) habituated
(ii) worthless
(iii) livable
(iv) sincere
Answer: (12) (iii) livable
(13) The word 'Infrastructure is a/an
( i)adjective
(ii) adverb
(iii) verbal noun
(iv) noun
Answer: (13) (iv) noun
(14) What does 'heritage' Imply?
( i)inherited source of wealth
(ii) significant technical skills of life
(iii) different source of wealth
(iv) inherited places and sites
Answer: (14). (iv) inherited places and sites
(15) The floor of the mosque is made of
(i )terracotta
(ii) stonework
(iii) brick
(iv) tiles
Answer: (15) (iii) brick
(16) The word 'slender' stands for ----
(i) thick
(ii) wide
(iii) modest
(iv) lean
Answer: (16) (iv) lean
(17) The breadth of the arches 18 --
(i) 3 yards
(ii) 4 yards
(iii) 5 yards
(iv) 2 yards
Answer: (17) (iv) 2 yards
(18) Which of the following describes Khan Jahan All best
(i) kind
(ii) warrior
(iii) pious
(iv) philanthropic
Answer: (18) (iv) philanthropic
(19) Which of the following statement(a) is true about Khan Jahan All,
(i) He was an Alghan warrior
(ii) He built some bridges only
(iii) He is of Bangladeshi parentage
(iv) His philanthropic activities have immortalized him
Answer: (19) (iv) His philanthropic activities have immortalized him
(20) A Muslim colony was founded near the seacoast in Bagerhat which was a -- (i) barbarous place
(ii) desolate place
(iii) welcoming place
(iv) crowded place
Answer: (20) (ii) desolate place
(21) The 'mihrabs' are in the
(i) east
(ii) north
(iii) west
(iv) south
Answer: (21) (iii) west
(22) The Shat Gambuj Mosque has domes altogether.
(i) 60
(ii) 81
(iii) 77
(iv) 84
Answer: (22) (iii) 77
(23) 'Colony' means,
(i) corruption
(ii) rule of overseas
(iii) ruled independently
(iv) rule of native people
Answer: (23) (ii) rule of overseas
(24) Which of the following sentences is correct?
(i) The city was founded with Islamic architecture
(ii) People from different community lived in Khalifatabad.
(iii) Mughal skills is everywhere in the mosque.
(iv) UNESCO has enhanced the mosque's attraction.
Answer: (24) (i) The city was founded with Islamic architecture
(25) Which of the followings has made the Shat Gambuj Mosque the most significant?
(i) its Turkish design
(ii) Its being World Heritage Site
(iii) its combination of Turkish and Mughal architecture
(iv) its being an ancient mosque
Answer: (25) (ii) Its being World Heritage Site
(26) How is the prayer hall?
(i) The prayer hall has 25 doors for light and ventilation
(ii) It is decorated with many domes.
(iii) Prayer hall is nicely adorned with 60 pillars.
(iv) The arches are horizontal.
Answer: (26) (i) The prayer hall has 25 doors for light and ventilation
(27) What does the expression the outskirts of Bagerhat town' in line 7 mean? (i) in the middle of Bagerhat town
(ii) the closest part Bagerhat town
(iii) the farthest part of Bagerhat town
(iv) at the center of Bagerhat town
Answer: (27) (iii) the farthest part of Bagerhat town
(28) How was the Mihrabs?
(i) Designed with different natural objects
(ii) Adorned with different dome.
(iii) Build with marble stone.
(iv) Decorated with different stonework and terracotta
Answer: (28) (iv) Decorated with different stonework and terracotta
(29) There are about – arches in this mosque.
(i) 11
(ii) 20
(iii) 25
(iv) 15
Answer: (29) (iii) 25
(30) The synonym of 'reservoir' is --
(i) tank
(ii) supply
(iii) mine
(iv) pipe
Answer: (30) (i) tank .
(31) Who was Ulugh Khan Jahan?
(i) a saint
(ii) an affluent person
(iii) a Turkish general
(iv) a Turkish minister
Answer: (31) (iii) a Turkish general
(32) The mosque was used as --
(i) a prayer hall
(ii) a court
(iii) a meeting place
(iv) a prayer hall as well as a court
Answer: (32) (iv) a prayer hall as well as a court
(33) What does the word 'entire' in the text refer to?
(i) partly
(ii) section
(iii) whole
(iv) slight
Answer: (33) (iii) whole
(34) How did Khan Jahan adorn the city?
(i) with numerous mosques
(ii) with a lot of tanks
(iii) with roads and public buildings
(iv) all of the above
Answer: (34) (iv) all of the above
(35) Besides being used as a prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court. The underlined sentence is a
(i) complex sentence
(ii) compound sentence
(iii) simple sentence
(iv) none of these
Answer: (35) (iii) simple sentence
(36)Which of the following has the clement meaning of the wind generation' uaeri in line 2?
(i)public
(ii)descendant
(iii)pristine
(iv) malady
Answer: (36) (ii) descendant
(37) The 'warrior in line be replaced
(i) worker
(ii)cobbler
(iii)apprentice
(iv) combatant
Answer: (37) (iv) combatant
(38)The work outskirt means –
(i)suburb
(ii)apparent
(iii)colony
(iv)translucent
Answer: (38) (i) suburb
(39) What to the antonym of the word 'reveal?
(i) disclose
(ii) display
(iii)conceal
(iv) unreeling
Answer: (39) (iii) conceal
(40) What does our cultural and natural heritage Indicator
(i) our war and sacrifice
(ii) our history and struggle
(iii) our nature and its beauty
(iv) our life and inspiration
Answer: (40) (iii) our nature and its beauty
(41) In the passage the word 'unique' is a/an ------,
(i)noun
(ii) verb
(iii) adjective
(iv) adverb
Answer: (41) (iii) adjective
(42) The word 'dense' means
(i) apparent
(ii) evident
(iii) translucent
(iv) impenetrable
Answer: (42) (iv) impenetrable
(43) What is the closest meaning of 'heritage'?
(i) history
(ii) parentage
(iii) ancestry
(iv) tradition
Answer: (43) (iv) tradition
(44) What does the expression source of life and inspiration 15 cultural and natural heritage passage mean?
(i) Our cultural and natural bar is full of activities
(ii) We have got our valuable inspiration our cultural and natural background
(iii) Our life 18 unique because we engaged in cultural activities
(iv) Our life 1e unique because we spread cultural heritage
Answer: (44) (ii) We have got our valuable inspiration from our cultural and natural background
(45) What is the purpose of the passage?
(i) to narrate the building of Islamic culture
(ii) to show the significance of the Gambuj Mosque
(iii) to tell about the background of the Shat Gambuj Mosque
(iv) to give information about the Shar Gambuj Mosque & Khalliataba
Answer: (45) (ii) to show the significance of the Shat Gambuj Mosque
(46) The Shat Gambuj Mosque was declared World Heritage Site in the –
(i) 19th Century
(ii) Late 19th Century
(iii) 20th Century
(iv) Late 20th Century
Answer: (46) (iv) Late 20th century
(47) What is the synonym of 'remarkable?
(i) remark
(ii) remarked
(iii) questionable
(iv) noteworthy
Answer: (47) (iv) noteworthy
(48) What is the contextual meaning of the word 'monument'?
(i) tombstone
(ii) ointment
(iii) concealment
(iv) Unlashed
Answer: (48) (i) tombstone
(49) The word outskirts means ----,
(i) periphery
(ii) hub
(iii) nucleus
(iv) axis
Answer: (49) (i) periphery
(50) Khan Jahan originally came from ,
(i) Bagerhat
(ii) Delhi
(iii) Turkey
(iv) Makkah
Answer: (50) (iii) Turkey
2. Answer the following questions.
(a) "The vast prayer hall served different purposes". Explain it in 2/3 sentences. Why is Shat Gambuj Mosque a World Heritage Site?
Answer: (a) Khan Jahan Ali built the Shat Gambuj Mosque which has a vast prayer hall. The mosque was not only a prayer hall but also a court of Khan Jahan Ali. Thus the vast. prayer hall served different purposes.
(b) What do you mean by heritage?
Answer: (b) Heritage is what we inherit from the past live with them in the present and then pass on to our children or future generation.
(c) What do you understand by natural and cultural heritage?
Answer: (c) Natural heritage means the places or sites that we have been gifted by God and cultural heritage means the places or sites that we inherit from the past made by to human beings.
(d) When and where was the Muslim colony founded?
Answer: (d) In the 15th century a Muslim colony was founded at the outskirts of Bagerhat town not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans.
Extra Questions :
(1) How many pillars are there in the Shat Gambuj Mosque? What is the function of the pillars?
Answer: (1) There are 60 pillars in the Shat Gambuj Mosque. The function of the pillars is to support 77 domes of the mosque.
(2) Why do you think the 'Shat Gambuj Mosque' is truly a heritage?
Answer: (2)I think 'Shat Gambuj Mosque' is truly a heritage because we have inherited it from the past, we are living with it and we will pass it on to our future generation
(3) Describe the beautification skills of the then architect in 2/3 sentences..
Answer: (3) The beautification skills of the then architect were very impressive and eye-catching. A combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture was found in every baked brick building.
(4) Is heritage related to our past only? Explain.
Answer: (4) No, heritage is not related to our past only. Rather, we inherit heritage from our past. We live with them at present and then we hand over them to our next generation. In fact, heritage is related to our past, present and future
(5) By whom and when a Muslim Colony founded in Bagerhat? Die 1
Answer: (5) A Muslim colony was founded in Bagerhat by a Turkish saint Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century.
(6) Why did UNESCO declare Shat Gombuj. Mosque as a World Heritage Site?
Answer: (6) World Heritage Sites are declared by UNESCO considering the leading natural and cultural features of the objects prevailing worldwide. The Shat Gambuj Mosque has all the qualities to be a part of World Heritage Sites. That's why, UNESCO has declared it as World Heritage Site.
(7) Why is it needed to make arches for a mosque?
Answer: (7) Arches are needed to provide light and ventilation for a mosque. They increase the beauty of the mosque also.
(8) Why is the Sundarbans called a mangrove forest?
Answer: (8) Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes. These forests stabilize the coastline, reducing erosion from storm surges, currents, waves and tides. For having the above qualities, the Sundarbans is called a mangrove forest.
(9) Who was Khan Jahan Ali?
Answer: (9) Khan Jahan Ali was a Turkish general, a saint warrior and the founder of Bagerhat.
(10) Mention some philanthropic works done by Khan Jahan Ali.
Answer: (10) Khan Jahan Ali did many philanthropic works in the 15th century. He built a network roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs in Bagerhat.
(11) What dominates the planning of the mosque city?
Answer: (11) Islamic architecture and a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture dominate the planning of the mosque city.
(12) What makes the mosque "unique"?
Answer: (12) The 77 low height domes supported with 60 pillars make the mosque unique.
(13) 'Our unique source of life and inspiration is our culture and natural heritage.' – What does this sentence signify? Explain it in 2/3 sentences.
Answer: (13) The sentence "Our unique source of life and inspiration is our cultural and natural heritage" signifies that our culture and heritage signify our glorious past and we get inspiration from them.
(14) How did Khan Jahan make the city habitable?
Answer: (14) Khan Jahan Ali made the city habitable by building a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs
(15) Describe the 'mihrabs' of Shat Gambuj Mosque in 2/3 sentences.
Answer: (15) Mihrab means niche in mosque pointing towards Makkah. The west wall in the interior of Shat Gambuj Mosque has 11 Mihrabs. These Mihrabs are decorated with stonework and terracotta.
(16) What is 'Mosque City'? Why is it called so?
Answer: (16) The Khalifatabad of Bagerhat is known as Mosque City. It is called so because big, small and beautiful mosques remain lie surrounded by this place.
(17) How will you justify the view that Khan Jahan Ali was a great--hearted Muslim colonizer? Why/why not.
Answer: (17) In the past, most of the colonizers oppressed the people in various ways but as a colonizer. Khan Jahan Ali was totally different. Alle his activities prove that he was not only great saint of Islam but also a kind hear Muslim colonizer. He built numerous road bridges, public buildings, reservoirs and many essential things for the local people That's why, he was a great hearted Muslim saint and colonizer.
(18) What does the infrastructure of the city reveal?
Answer: (18) The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as in early Islamic monument.
(19) What do you understand by the expression "Today, it is one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh"?
Answer: (19) By the expression "Today, it is one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh" we understand that the Shat Gambuj Mosque is one of the greatest architectural beauties in Bangladesh that represents our glorious past
(20) How can your account for the beauty of Khalifatabad?
Answer: (20) Khalifatabad once a desolate place was made a beautiful city with a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs.
(21) Do you support the view that Khan Jahan Ali was a great hearted Muslim colonizer? Why/Why not? Explain in 2/3 sentences.
Answer: (21) I support the view that Khan Jahan Ali was a great hearted Muslim colonizer. He established Khalifatabad as a Muslim colony which is distinctly dominated by Islamic architecture
(22) Describe the prayer hall in 2/3 sentences.
Answer: (22) Khan Jahan Ali used the mosque as prayer hall and his court. The prayer hall is vast. It has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation.
(23) Why is the Shat Gambuj Mosque one of the greatest tourist attractions? (4) What did Khan Jahan build other than mosques?
Answer: (23) The Shat Gambuj Mosque, is one of the greatest tourist attractions due to its architectural beauties.
(24) How many doorways are there in the prayer hall?
Answer: (24) There are in total 25 arched doorways in the prayer hall -11 on the east and 7 each on the north and the south.
(25) What does UNESCO stand for?
Answer: (25) UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(26) Why do you think Khalifatabad is called the Mosque City?
Answer: (27) Khalifatabad is called the Mosque City because Khan Jahan Ali adorned the city with many big, small and beautiful mosques.
(28) What makes the 'Shat Gambuj Mosque' so special in terms of architectural design? Explain in brief.
Answer: (28) The Shat Gambuj Mosque is one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh. Its architectural beauty including 81 domes, 25 arched doorways, a vast prayer hall etc. makes the Shat Gambuj Mosque so special.
(29) How did Khan Jahan decorate the historic Mosque city?
Answer: (10) Khan Jahan decorated the historic mosque city with a network of roads, bridges, public buildings, reservoirs, and about 360 mosques etc.
Bangla Translation
‘ঐতিহ্য’ হলো অতীত থেকে আমরা যা উত্তরাধিকারসূত্রে পাই (Coop 7 773) এবং তারপর তা বর্তমানের মধ্যেই বেঁচে থাকে এবং তারপর .* শিশু বা ভবিষ্যৎ প্রজন্মের কাছে চলে যায়। আমাদের অনন্য জীবন ও অনুপ্রেরণার তাড়না হলো আমাদের সাংস্কৃতিক ও প্রকৃত ঐতিহ্য। যখন আমরা 'বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্য'র কথা বলি, তখন এটি সেই স্থান এবং স্থানগুলিকে নির্দেশ করে যা আমরা অতীত থেকে উত্তরাধিকারসূত্রে পেয়েছি এবং সমগ্র বিশ্বের ভবিষ্যৎ প্রজন্মের কাছে পৌঁছে দিয়েছি। বাগেরহাটের ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ এমনই একটি স্থান। এটি ১৯৮৫ সালে ইউনেস্কোর বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্যবাহী স্থান হিসেবে স্বীকৃতি পায়। মূলত ঐতিহাসিক মসজিদ শহরটি খলিফাতাবাদ নামে পরিচিত ছিল। এটি বাগেরহাট শহরের উপকণ্ঠে অবস্থিত, সুন্দরবনের ঘন ম্যানগ্রোভ বন থেকে খুব বেশি দূরে নয়। খলিফাতাবাদ ছিল একটি মুসলিম উপনিবেশ। এটি ১৫ শতকে তুর্কি জেনারেল, একজন সন্ত যোদ্ধা উলুঘ খান জাহান দ্বারা প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়েছিল। শহরের অবকাঠামো (১৯৭১) অনেক মসজিদের পাশাপাশি প্রাথমিক ইসলামী স্মৃতিস্তম্ভগুলিতে উল্লেখযোগ্য প্রযুক্তিগত দক্ষতা প্রকাশ করে। · ভবন নির্মাণের জন্য বেকড ইট ব্যবহার করা হয়েছিল। নগরীর পরিকল্পনায় ইসলামী স্থাপত্যের ঐতিহ্য প্রাধান্য পেয়েছিল এবং সাজসজ্জা ছিল মুঘল ও তুর্কি স্থাপত্যের সংমিশ্রণ। খান জাহান শহরকে বসবাসযোগ্য করে তোলার জন্য রাস্তা, সেতু, সরকারি ভবন এবং জলাধারের একটি নেটওয়ার্ক তৈরি করেছিলেন। শহরে প্রায় ৩৬০টি মসজিদ রয়েছে। এর মধ্যে সবচেয়ে উল্লেখযোগ্য হল বহু-গম্বুজ বিশিষ্ট শাত গম্বুজ মসজিদ। মসজিদটি অনন্য এই অর্থে যে, এর ছাদকে সমর্থন করে এমন ৬০টি স্তম্ভ রয়েছে, ৭৭টি নিম্ন উচ্চতার গম্বুজ রয়েছে। ৪ কোণার টাওয়ারগুলির উপরেও ছোট গম্বুজ রয়েছে। বিশাল প্রার্থনা কক্ষটিতে আলো এবং বায়ুচলাচলের জন্য পূর্ব দিকে ১১টি এবং উত্তর ও দক্ষিণে ৭টি করে খিলানযুক্ত দরজা রয়েছে। মসজিদের দৈর্ঘ্য বরাবর ৭টি করিডোর এবং সরু পাথরের স্তম্ভগুলির মধ্যে ১১টি গভীর বাঁক রয়েছে। এই স্তম্ভগুলি গম্বুজ দ্বারা তৈরি বাঁকানো খিলানগুলিকে সমর্থন করে। খিলানগুলির পুরুত্ব ৬ ফুট এবং সামান্য সংকীর্ণ ফাঁপা এবং গোলাকার দেয়াল রয়েছে। অভ্যন্তরের পশ্চিম দেয়ালে ১১টি 'মিহরাব' রয়েছে। এই মিহরাবগুলি (৫৭১৬৭১৬৯৭ ২৬৩১৫০১) পাথরের কাজ এবং পোড়ামাটির কাজ দিয়ে সজ্জিত। মসজিদের মেঝে ইট দিয়ে তৈরি। নামাজের ঘর হিসেবে ব্যবহারের পাশাপাশি, খান জাহান মসজিদটিকে তার দরবার হিসেবেও ব্যবহার করেছিলেন। আজ, এটি বাংলাদেশের অন্যতম সেরা পর্যটন আকর্ষণ এবং সেরা স্থাপত্য সৌন্দর্যের একটি।
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AdRead the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit- 8: Lesson-1 (B)
‘Heritage’ is what we inherit from the past, live with them in the present and then pass on to our children or future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is our cultural and natural heritage. When we speak of ‘World Heritage’, it indicates places and sites that we got from the past and pass on to the future generation of the entire world.
The ‘Shat Gambuj Mosque’ in Bagerhat is such a heritage. It became a world heritage site in 1985.
Originally, the historic Mosque City was known as ‘Khalifatabad’. It is situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town— not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments. Baked bricks are used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city is distinctly dominated by Islamic architecture and the decorations are a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.
Khan Jahan built a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs to make the city habitable. There are about 360 mosques in the city. Among them the most remarkable is the multi-domed Shat Gombuj Mosque. The mosque is unique in the sense that it has 60 pillars that support the roof, with 77 low height domes. The 4 towers at 4 corners have smaller domes on the roof as well. The vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of the mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns support the curving arches created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall.
The west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing towards Makkah). These mihrabs are decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick.
Besides being used as a prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court also. Today, it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
Khalifatabad was a colony where the lived —.
i) Muslims ii) Hindus iii) Buddhists iv) Christians
Shat Gambuj Mosque got the status of a world heritage site from —.
i) 1980 ii) 1985 iii) 1982 iv) 1984
The mosque is situated in —.
i) Bogra ii) Magura iii) Bagerhat iv) Barisal
The surface of the mosque is of —-.
i) wood ii) stage iii) brick iv) iron
Khan Jahan built the mosque in the —- century.
i) 15th ii) 16th iii) 17th iv) 14th
The mosque was established by a person who was —.
i) Turkish ii) British iii) Arabian iv) Bangladeshi
The mosque has — pillars.
i) 50 ii) 40 iii) 30 iv) 60
Extra Practices
There are almost —- mosques in the city.
i) 350 ii) 360 iii) 370 iv) 380
The — was decorated.
i) west wall ii) arches iii) domes iv) roof
The thickness of the arches is — feet.
i) less than 6 more than 6 iii) exactly 6 iv. about 6
Shat Gambuj Mosque became a world heritage site in ——.
(i) 1958 (ii) 1985 (iii) 1858 (iv) 1885
The floor of the mosque is made of ——.
(i) wood (ii) brick (iii) stone (iv) soil
Khan Jahan built the mosque in the ——.
(i) 15th century (ii) 16th century (iii) 25th century (iv) 14th century
Shat Gambuj Mosque is situated ——.
(i) in Bogra (ii) at Mohammadpur, Dhaka
(iii) in Bagerhat (iv) in Barisal
Khalifatabad was a —— colony.
(i) Hindu (ii) Christian (iii) Buddhist (iv) Muslim
‘Heritage’ is what we inherit from the—.
(i) past (ii) present (iii) future (iv) long ago
The ‘Shat Gambuj Mosque’ is at the outskirts of—.
(i) Mirpur (ii) Bagerhat (iii) Sundarbans (iv) Tongi
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a) What is heritage?
b) What is the floor of the mosque made of?
c) When did the mosque become a world heritage site?
d) How many mosques are there in the city?
e) Who built the Shat Gambuj Mosque?
Extra Practices
1. What does the infrastructure of the city reveal?
2. Where is Khalifatabad situated?
3. What is “World Heritage”?
4. What do you know about Khalifatabad?
5. What did Khan Jahan build to make the city habitable?
6. Who did build the Shat Gambuj Mosque?
1. a. i) Muslims; b. ii) 1985; c. iii) Bagerhat; d. iii) brick; e. i) 15th; f. i) Turkish; g. iv) 60; h. ii) 360; i. i) west wall; j. iii) exactly 6; k. (ii); l. (ii); m. (i); n. (iii); o. (iv); p. (i); q. (ii).
2. a. Heritage is what we inherit from the past, live with them in the present and then pass on to our future generation.
The floor of the mosque is made of brick.
The mosque became a world heritage site in 1985.
There are about 360 mosques in the city.
The Turkish general, a saint warrior, Ulugh Khan Jahan built the Shat Gambuj Mosque.
The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments.
Khalifatabad is situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town not far from the Sundarbans.
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