This essay is largely about the pictorial depiction of the once imposing south-western bastion of the Lalbagh Fort in Old Dhaka, along with a brief history of the fort. When the Buriganga River flowed ...
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A fortress frozen in time

Moon Bastion at Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, stands as a powerful remnant of colonial history. Built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later expanded by the Dutch, this bastion has watched centuries ...