History tour · Dhaka
National Martyrs' Monument, Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Self-guided
- About 5 h
- Works in your browser
- By Rony Adhikery
- Opens instantly on your phone
- Apple Pay, Google Pay or card
- Start whenever you like, at your own pace
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- Length
- About 5 h
- Stops
- 3
- Route
- 24 km
- Starts at
- Gulshan 2
- Language
- Bengali
- Price
- A$3, one-off
About this tour
“National Martyrs' Monument” is a self-guided tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh, made by Rony Adhikery. It takes about 5 hours, costs a one-off A$3 to unlock and runs in your phone’s browser with a live map, so you can start whenever you like. No app or account needed.
The architecture is composed of seven pairs of triangular-shaped walls or prisms; the outermost pair being the shortest in height but widest in span, the inner pairs gradually change their aspect ratio and the innermost pair thus forms the peak point of the architecture.[4] Each of these seven pairs of walls represents a significant chapter in the history of Bangladesh, namely the Language Movement in 1952,
Where it starts
The tour starts at Gulshan 2 in Dhaka, and its stops span about 24 km. The map on your phone takes you there, then on from stop to stop.
What you’ll see
- Savar New Market
- National Martyrs' Monument
What you get
- A live map that leads you from stop to stop
- Stories and photos at every stop, written by Rony Adhikery
- Freedom to pause, skip ahead or finish another day
- Nothing to install: it runs in your phone’s browser
