Wasif Manzil

Wasif Manzil
An old photo of the palace's drawing room with Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan picture at the back.
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Alternative namesNew Palace
General information
LocationWest Bengal
Town or cityMurshidabad
CountryIndia
Coordinates24°10′58″N 88°16′10″E / 24.182663°N 88.269492°E / 24.182663; 88.269492
CompletedPresent building was completed in 1904 after the earthquake.
RenovatedRenovations were done after the 1897 earthquake. Currently maintenance is done by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Destroyed1897 earthquake
Technical details
Floor countPresent Building is a ground floor building with a terrace. The former building was a two storied palace.
Design and construction
Architect(s)Mr. Vivian, officer of the Public Works Department of the Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali engineer.
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Wasif Manzil (also known as Wasef Manzil and New Palace) was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of the Public Works Department of the Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali engineer. This building, rather palace was used by the Nawab as his residence. The building is extremely close to the Hazarduari Palace. It is built on the Nizamat Fort Campus between the campus's Dakshin Darwaza (south gate) and the Hazarduari Palace, just opposite the campus's South Zurud Mosque and parallel to the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly River.


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