Mughal Katras Revisited
All right! Time to continue with our 19th century river cruise! In the first page of this thread, I posted some info and pics about the history and plight of the two surviving Mughal katras (caravanserais) in Dhaka. Although the current pitiful condition of these structures may not convince some people that they are worth saving, I hope the following pictures give a sense of how fine these structures looked along the Dhaka riverfront.
First, the Chhotta Katra (Small Caravanserai), in a picture from around 1880:
I don't have a picture of comparable quality of the Bara Katra (Big Caravanserai). However, this one from around 1840 should give an idea of its grandeur:
About ten years ago I found a small color picture of one of the katras viewed from the river in a 1950s copy of National Geographic. Back then I didn'[t know enough to distinguish between the two. I will try to find that picture some day and post it here. Even back in 1950s, an unobstructed view from the Buriganga was possible. Today this is not possible, as the river has moved a little further south, and the intervening land is filled with new buildings. For more information on these buildings, please check posts 11, 12 and 16 of this thread. If you are interested in seeing what this stretch of riverfront looks like today, check out post 30.
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