The Lalbagh Fort on Lalbagh Road in Dhaka never got to full completion, with the commissioning of the building starting in 1678 AD.

Mughal emperor Azam Shah (28 June 1653 – 8 June 1707), began the work om the magnificent structure. Staying in Bengal for nearly 15 months, the fort came to a halt when he had to return back home during the war period.

Under a new ruling, Mughal general Shaista Khan (1600–1694) had to complete the work of the building.

In 1684 though, Shaista’s daughter, Pari Bibi met her death in the fort. The new Governor of Bengal saw the fort as bad luck and a place of misfortune.

So losing his daughter and refusing to complete the fort, the building had no occupancy. In fact, Pari Bibi’s tomb resides in the building alongside two others.

For a long time, people were thinking the fort has three structures. These include a place of worship, the tomb of Pari Bibi and a residential quarter known as Diwan-i-Am.

But excavations within the fort reveal that this site also comprises of other structures.

The fort and surrounding garden give an extraordinary vision into the overall look of the structures. Many myths and legends surround the incompletion of the building.

The fort is made under two tunnels leading amongst the Zinzira Fort ruins.

There was also a maze that did eventually close. The closure came about after claims by people that anyone entering the maze did not return back.

To certify the claim, British researchers sent in dogs and elephants. but the animals never came back.

This beautiful fort surrounded by contributing structures. makes it a breathtaking site, almost transporting you to another time.