Uttara Gonobhaban, Natore Bangladesh

History of Uttara Gano Bhaban:

Originally used because of the residence of the Rajas of Dighapatia, it's located about 2.40 km far away from the Natore town. Raja Dayaram Roy constructed the most structure of the palace alongside a couple of wings, but it had been Raja Pramada Nath Roy rebuilt the entire palace complex after the catastrophic earthquake of 1897.

The Dighapatia Palace was made 'Dighapatia Governor House' on July 24, 1967, by Abdul Monem Khan, the Governor of erstwhile Bangladesh. 

Architecture in Uttara Gano Bhaban:

The estate also contains a couple of lakes and greenery. The front gate entrance houses an imposing four-storied pyramidal gateway with a tower. It also contains a series of arched openings on three stories and two circlets flanking the clock in the highest story.

The 'E' shaped east-facing facade is over a 100 ft long and features a prominently protruding porch within the center. additionally, two slightly projecting wings exist on both ends. The facade is decorated with floral designs in its plasterwork. 

A series of pointed trefoil arched openings provide access to the building across a running balcony ahead. The parapet on the roof is decorated with merlons. The hemispherical dome with a pointy finial atop covers the central foyer

The palace block houses nine sleeping chambers, a durbar hall, a dining hall, and a dance room. The ceiling of the durbar hall is over 25 feet from the ground and is far above the flanking apartments. Although the palace ground was plundered in various times in history, there are still some beautiful pieces of relics like the neo-classical bronze Greek statues, flower vases, chandeliers, carved wooden bedstead, and princely furniture. the most foyer also displays two armored knights.

The southern wing of the palace is similarly designed within the shape of an 'E'. there's an outsized garden within the front with a fountain and a couple of life-size marble female sculptures located at the four corner porticoes. A broad verandah ahead results in an outsized foyer and beyond, to a series of apartments. A rear verandah on the western end of the block overlooks a neighborhood of the moat. the toilet is formed entirely of marble.

The 'Kumar Palace' (literally Prince's Palace) located to the southeast, on the brink of the most palace compound may be a two-storeyed building that houses four main bedrooms and a room on the upper floor and a series of apartments on the bottom floor. the tiny treasury hall stands directly behind the Kumar Palace. There also exists the single-storeyed 'Rani Mahal' (Queen's Palace) to the south of the most palace block, originally occupied the vast fortified area of the palace. The guesthouse, stables, the servants' quarters, etc. have all disappeared with time and within the aftermath of the earthquake of 1897.