September 18, 2026

The Architecture of Bangladesh, shaped by Mughal architectural traditions that spread from Delhi, includes Sultanate-era cities like Sonargaon, capital of the Baro-Bhuyan Confederacy. Which South Asian capital city, sitting on the Buriganga River, is the greatest surviving centre of this national architectural tradition?

A Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
B Bangkok, Thailand
C Dhaka
D Singapore

Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital on the Buriganga River, holds the country's greatest concentration of Mughal, Sultanate, colonial, and modernist architecture, including Louis Kahn's Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

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