Shapla Square
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Shapla Square in Dhaka
Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain. [1]
The location also marks a mass grave of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.[2]
See also
- Allah Chattar, Muradnagar, Comilla
- Madani Square, Sylhet
References
- Images of the monument.
- Farooque, Md. Abu Hasan (2012). "Motijheel Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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