Central Railway Building
Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Central Railway Building (CRB) is situated in the scenic hilly area of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the governing office for the general manager of Bangladesh Railway. Construction started in 1897,[1] it is one of the oldest buildings of the port city. To the east, across CRB Road, is Railway Hospital at CRB, built in 1994.[2] There is a proposal to establish a 50-bed medical college at CRB and up-grade the existing Railway Hospital to 250 beds.[3] There is a residential area for the railway officers surrounding it.
Architecture
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The principal (south) façade is two storeys high and Script error: No such module "convert". in length with three projections: a large porte-cochère in the centre and semi-octagonal towers at either end. The porte-cochère consists of a five bay arcade with buttresses of corbelled brickwork at each corner. Each of the two vehicle entrances is spanned by a large pointed arch. The porte-cochère opens on to a Script error: No such module "convert". wide continuous veranda with pointed arch openings, the tympana of which are filled with louvre frames for ventilation and shade. The veranda on the second storey wraps around the porte-cochère in a narrower strip supported by concrete brackets set on corbelled brick footings. This strip of veranda is covered with a sloping shingled roof. The entrance foyer is surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The blocks behind the semi-octagonal terminal projections are three storeys high.[1][4][5]
In popular culture
Pohela Boishakh celebration
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Boli Khela a type of free hand wrestling, is organised every year at this place during the Bangla New Year festival. At the festival it is the centre of attraction for people of all ages.
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Gallery
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CRB building
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First ever steam engine of Bangladesh at CRB
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Shireeshtala, south-west exposure
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Shireeshtala, west exposure
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CRB Road
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CRB Mosque gate
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CRB gate
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Shiresshtala
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Green ground at CRB
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References
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Further reading
- Mahbabul Haque Chittagong guide: tourist, industrial, shipping & business guide Barnarekha 1981
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External links
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