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| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic architecture |
| Construction started | 1892 |
| Completed | 1898 |
Chattogram Court Building is a historic court house in Chattogram, Bangladesh. [1]
| Chattogram Court Building | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic architecture |
| Construction started | 1892 |
| Completed | 1898 |
Chattogram Court Building is a historic court house in Chattogram, Bangladesh. [1]
Construction was started in 1892 and was completed in 1898. It was built on the top of the hill Parir Pahar (Fairy's Hill). The building was built in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture style. The building was built to house the Chittagong District Court. [1]
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